DNA polymerase blends and uses thereof

ABSTRACT

The present invention discloses novel blends of chimeric and non-chimeric thermostable DNA polymerases for use in PCR, DNA sequencing and mutagenesis protocols. The invention allows for PCR reactions with shorter extension times that will facilitate PCR amplification of genomic DNA templates and improve the efficacy of long PCR.

RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 10/324,846, filed Dec. 20, 2002. The entire teachings of the above applications are incorporated herein by reference.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0002] The present invention relates to blends of chimeric and non chimeric DNA polymerases, methods for their synthesis, and methods for their use. The DNA polymerase blends disclosed herein are useful for many recombinant DNA techniques, especially nucleic acid sequencing, nucleic acid amplification by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or mutagenesis.

BACKGROUND

[0003] Thermostable DNA polymerases which catalyze the template-directed polymerization of deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates (dNTPs) to form DNA, are used in a variety of in vitro DNA synthesis applications, such as DNA sequencing, DNA amplification and mutagenesis. However, thermostable DNA polymerases and their associated activities (reviewed in Abramson, 1995, in PCR Strategies, (Innis et al. ed., Academic Press, Inc.)) are not always optimal for a given application (reviewed in WO0161015, hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety). Because of the diversity of properties and characteristics potentially exhibited by nucleic acid polymerases generally, practitioners in the art have sought to modify, to alter, or to recombine various features of nucleic acid polymerases in an effort to develop new and useful variants of the enzyme.

[0004] One approach has been directed to the discovery and isolation of new thermophilic nucleic acid polymerases, which may possess a unique and/or improved collection of catalytic properties. As a result, thermostable nucleic acid polymerases have been isolated from a variety of biological sources, including, but not limited to, species of the taxonomic genera, Thermus, Thermococcus, Thermotoga, Pyrococcus, and Sulfolobus.

[0005] Some of these naturally occurring thermostable DNA polymerases possess enzymatically active 3′-5′exonuclease domains, providing a natural proofreading capability and, thus, exhibiting higher fidelity than Taq DNA polymerase. However, these DNA polymerases also show slower DNA extension rates and an overall lower processivity when compared to Taq DNA polymerase, however, thus rendering these naturally occurring thermostable DNA polymerases less desirable for PCR, despite their higher fidelity.

[0006] In an effort to compensate for the deficiencies of individual thermostable polymerases, a second approach has been to develop multiple enzyme assemblages, combining, for example, Taq polymerase and a proofreading enzyme, such as Pfu polymerase or Vent DNA polymerase. These multiple-enzyme mixtures exhibit higher PCR efficiency and reduced error rates when compared to Taq polymerase alone (Barnes, PNAS USA 91:2216-2220 (1994).).

[0007] Another has been to develop new and useful variants of Taq polymerase through deletion/truncation techniques. The Stoffel fragment, for example, is a 544 amino acid C-terminal truncation of Taq DNA polymerase, possessing an enzymatically active 5′ 3′ polymerase domain but lacking 3′-5′exonuclease and 5′-3′exonuclease activity. Other commercially available thermostable polymerase deletions include Vent (exo-) and Deep Vent (exo-) (New England Biolabs, Beverly, Mass.). Deletion mutations serve only to remove functional domains of a nucleic acid polymerase, however, and do not add any novel features or enzymatic properties.

[0008] Polymerase mutagenesis is yet another approach that has been attempted to develop new and useful nucleic acid polymerase variants. For example, naturally occurring DNA polymerases strongly discriminate against the incorporation of nucleotide analogues. This property contributes to the fidelity of DNA replication and repair. However, the incorporation of nucleotide analogues is useful for many DNA synthesis applications, especially DNA sequencing. Hence, a DNA polymerase that lacks associated exonucleolytic activity, either 5′-nuclease activity or 3′ to 5′ exonuclease activity, is preferred for DNA sequencing. In order to generate thermostable DNA polymerases with reduced nucleotide discrimination, site-directed mutagenesis studies were initiated and resulted in the identification of mutant forms of a number of thermostable DNA polymerases with the requisite activities suitable for DNA sequencing (U.S. Pat. No. 5,466,591, incorporated herein by reference).

[0009] Yet another approach to modifying the property of a DNA polymerase is to generate chimeric DNA polymerases in which one or more protein domains having the requisite activity are combined with a DNA polymerase. DNA polymerase has been fused in frame to the helix-hairpin-helix DNA binding motifs from DNA topoisomerase V and shown to increase processivity, salt resistance and thermostability of the chimeric DNA polymerase as described in Pavlov et al., 2002, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci USA, 99:13510-13515. Fusion of the thioredoxin binding domain to T7 DNA polymerase enhances the processivity of the chimeric DNA polymerase in the presence of thioredoxin as described in WO 97/29209. Fusion of the archaeal PCNA binding domain to Taq DNA polymerase results in a chimeric DNA polymerase that in the presence of PCNA has enhanced processivity and produces higher yields of PCR amplified DNA (Motz, M., et al., J. Biol. Chem. 2002 May 3; 277 (18); 16179-88). Also, fusion of the sequence non-specific DNA binding protein Sso7d or Sac7d from Sulfolobus suafataricus to a DNA polymerase, such as Pfu or Taq DNA polymerase, was shown to greatly increase the processivity of these DNA polymerases as disclosed in WO 01/92501 A1 which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. Domain substitution of all or a portion of a DNA polymerase with the corresponding domain of a different DNA polymerase have also been described (U.S. 2002/0119461).

[0010] Despite these intense research efforts, there remains a need in the art to develop polymerases which are more suitable for nucleic acid synthesis, sequencing, and amplification.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0011] The invention relates to a blend of two or more DNA polymerases, comprising at least one chimeric DNA polymerase and at least one non-chimeric DNA polymerase. At least one of the chimeric or non-chimeric DNA polymerase can be thermostable, an archaeal DNA polymerase, a eubacterial DNA polymerase and/or Pfu DNA polymerase.

[0012] The invention provides for blends wherein the chimeric DNA polymerase has one or more of reduced DNA polymerization activity, reduced based analog detection activity and is DNA polymerase 3′-5′ exonuclease deficient.

[0013] The invention provides for blends wherein the chimeric DNA polymerase comprises a Glycine to Proline substitution at amino acid position 387 (G387P) and has reduced DNA polymerization activity. The chimeric DNA polymerase with reduced DNA polymerization activity may further comprise a mutation at position V93, wherein said mutation is a Valine to Arginine substitution, a Valine to Glutamic acid substitution, a Valine to Lysine substitution, a Valine to Aspartic acid substitution or a Valine to Asparagine substitution that confers a reduced base analog detection activity phenotype to said chimeric DNA polymerase.

[0014] The invention also provides for blends wherein the chimeric DNA polymerase comprises reduced base analog detection activity and a mutation at position V93, wherein the mutation is a Valine to Arginine substitution, a Valine to Glutamic acid substitution, a Valine to Lysine substitution, a Valine to Aspartic acid substitution or a Valine to Asparagine substitution. The chimeric DNA polymerase with reduced base analog detection activity can further comprise a Glycine to Proline substitution at amino acid position 387 (G387P) that confers a reduced DNA polymerization phenotype to said chimeric DNA polymerase. The chimeric DNA polymerase with reduced base analog detection activity may further comprise an Aspartate to alanine substitution at amino acid 141 (D141A) and a Glutamic acid to Alanine substitution at amino acid position 143 (D141A/E143A) that renders the chimeric DNA polymerase 3′-5′ exonuclease deficient.

[0015] The invention also contemplates blends wherein any of the chimeric DNA polymerases described herein further comprises an Aspartate to alanine substitution at amino acid 141 (D141A) and a Glutamic acid to Alanine substitution at amino acid position 143 (D141A/E143A) that renders the chimeric DNA polymerase 3′-5′ exonuclease deficient.

[0016] The invention provides for blends wherein the chimeric or non-chimeric DNA polymerase comprises a wild type, mutant or chemically modified DNA polymerase. The chimeric or non-chimeric DNA polymerase may be a proofreading polymerase, for example, Pfu, KOD, Tgo, Vent and DeepVent, or a non-proofreading polymerase, for example, Taq, Tth, exo⁻Pfu, exo⁻KOD, exo⁻Tgo, exo⁻Vent and exo⁻DeepVent.

[0017] The non-chimeric DNA polymerase may be a mutant archaeal DNA polymerase with a reduced 3′-5′ exonuclease activity, wherein said mutant archaeal DNA polymerase comprises an Aspartate to Alanine substitution at amino acid 141 (D141A) and a Glutamic acid to Alanine substitution at amino acid position 143 (D141A/E143A) that renders the mutant DNA polymerase 3′-5′ exonuclease deficient.

[0018] The non-chimeric DNA polymerase may comprise a mutation selected from the group consisting of PfuV93R, PfuV93E, PfuV93D, PfuV93K, PfuV93N, PfuG387P, PfuV93R/G387P, PfuV93E/G387P, PfuV93D/G387P, PfuV93K/G387P and PfuV93N/G387P

[0019] The non-chimeric DNA polymerase may be an N terminal truncation of Taq DNA polymerase that renders the mutant DNA polymerase 5′-3′ exonuclease deficient.

[0020] In one embodiment, the non-chimeric DNA polymerase consists of a second blend of two or more DNA polymerases. The second blend may comprise a proofreading and a non-proofreading DNA polymerase, a non-proofreading and a non-proofreading DNA polymerase or a proofreading and a proofreading DNA polymerase. The second blend may consist of a pair of thermostable DNA polymerases selected from the group of: Pfu/Taq, Pfu/exo-Pfu, Taq/exo-Pfu or Pfu/JDF3 DNA polymerase. In one embodiment, at least one polymerase of the second blend is selected from the group consisting of Tth, Vent, DeepVent, KOD, JDF-3, exo-Vent, exo-DeepVent, exo-KOD, exo-JDF3, Tgo, exo-Tgo, PfuV93R, PfuV93E, PfuV93D, PfuV93K, PfuV93N and, PfuG387P The second blend may consist of a pair of thermostable DNA polymerases selected from the group of: Pfu/Taq, Pfu/exo-Pfu, Taq/exo-Pfu or Pfu/JDF3 DNA polymerase and further comprises a mutant selected from the group consisting of pol-Pfu (Pfu G387P), G387P/V93R, G387P/PfuV93E, G387P/PfuV93D, G387P/PfuV93K, G397P/PfuV93N, and G387P/PfuG387P pol-Pfu (Pfu G387P) DNA polymerase mutant.

[0021] The invention provides for blends wherein the chimeric DNA polymerase further comprises a polypeptide with an increase in an activity selected from the group consisting of: processivity, proofreading, fidelity, DNA binding activity, strand displacement activity, polymerase activity, nucleotide binding and recognition, efficiency, template length amplification capability, GC-rich target amplification efficiency, specificity, thermostability, intrinsic hot start capability, or salt resistance.

[0022] The chimeric DNA polymerase may further comprise a polypeptide with a reduced activity selected from the group consisting of: DNA polymerase activity at room temperature, amplification slippage on templates with tri-nucleotide repeat stretches, extension time in a PCR reaction or amplification cycles in a PCR reaction.

[0023] The chimeric DNA polymerase may comprise a protein domain selected from the group of: thioredoxin processivity factor binding domain of bacteriophage T7, archaeal PCNA binding domain, PCNA, the helix-hairpin-helix DNA binding motifs from DNA topoisomerase V or the DNA binding protein Sso7d or Sac7d from Sulfolobus sulfataricus.

[0024] The invention also relates to composition comprising any of the blends described herein. The compositions may further comprise a PCR enhancing factor and/or an additive.

[0025] The invention also relates to kits comprising any of the blends of the packaging materials therefor. The kits of the invention may further comprise a PCR enhancing factor and/or an additive.

[0026] The invention also relates to a chimeric DNA polymerase with reduced DNA polymerization activity, reduced base analog detection activity and/or reduced 3′-5′ exonuclease activity. The chimeric DNA polymerase may comprise a thermostable DNA polymerase, an archaeal DNA polymerase, and/or Pfu DNA polymerase.

[0027] The chimeric DNA polymerase with reduced DNA polymerization activity may comprise a Glycine to Proline substitution at amino acid position 387 (G387P). The chimeric DNA polymerase with reduced DNA polymerization activity may further comprise a mutation at position V93, wherein said mutation is a Valine to Arginine substitution, a Valine to Glutamic acid substitution, a Valine to Lysine substitution, a Valine to Aspartic acid substitution or a Valine to Asparagine substitution that confers a reduced base analog detection activity phenotype to said chimeric DNA polymerase

[0028] The chimeric DNA polymerase with reduced base analog detection activity may comprise a mutation at position V93, wherein the mutation is a Valine to Arginine substitution, a Valine to Glutamic acid substitution, a Valine to Lysine substitution, a Valine to Aspartic acid substitution or a Valine to Asparagine substitution. The chimeric DNA polymerase with reduced base analog detection activity may further comprise a Glycine to Proline substitution at amino acid position 387 (G387P) that confers a reduced DNA polymerization phenotype to said chimeric DNA polymerases.

[0029] The chimeric DNA polymerase with reduced DNA polymerization activity or reduced base analog detection activity may further comprise an Aspartate to alanine substitution at amino acid 141 (D141A) and a Glutamic acid to Alanine substitution at amino acid position 143 (D141A/E143A) that renders said chimeric DNA polymerase 3′-5′ exonuclease deficient.

[0030] The invention also relates to an isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding any of the chimeric DNA polymerases described herein.

[0031] The invention also relates to a method for DNA synthesis comprising: a) providing a blend of two or more DNA polymerases according to the invention; and contacting the enzyme with a nucleic acid template, wherein the blend permits DNA synthesis.

[0032] The invention also relates to a method for DNA synthesis comprising:(a) providing a blend of two or more DNA polymerases, according to the invention; and (b) contacting the blend with a nucleic acid template, wherein said enzyme permits DNA synthesis.

[0033] The invention also provides for a method for cloning of a DNA synthesis product comprising: (a) providing a blend of two or more DNA polymerases, according to the invention; (b) contacting the blend with a nucleic acid template, wherein the blend permits DNA synthesis to generate a synthesized DNA product; and (c) inserting the synthesized DNA product into a cloning vector.

[0034] The invention also encompasses a method for sequencing DNA comprising the steps of: a) contacting a template DNA strand with a sequencing DNA primer; b) contacting the DNA of the first step with the blend of two or more DNA polymerases of the invention with deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates, and a chain-terminating nucleotide analog, c) incubating the mixture of step (b) under conditions sufficient to synthesize a random population of DNA molecules complementary to the first DNA molecule, wherein the synthesized DNA molecules are shorter in length than the first DNA molecule and wherein the synthesized DNA molecules comprise a terminator nucleotide at their 5′ termini; and d) separating the synthesized DNA molecules by size so that at least a part of the nucleotide sequence of the first DNA molecule can be determined.

[0035] The invention also provides for a method of linear or exponential PCR amplification for random or site directed mutagenesis comprising the steps of: incubating a reaction mixture comprising a nucleic acid template, at least two PCR primers, and a blend of two or more non-proofreading DNA polymerases, wherein the blend comprises a chimeric DNA polymerase and non-chimeric DNA polymerase under conditions which permit amplification of the nucleic acid template by the blend of two or more non proofreading DNA polymerases to produce a mutated amplified product.

[0036] Any of the methods of the invention can be performed in the presence of a PCR enhancing factor and/or an additive.

[0037] Definitions

[0038] As used herein, a “blend” refers to a combination of two or more DNA polymerases comprising at least one chimeric DNA polymerase and at least one non-chimeric DNA polymerase. The invention contemplates a “blend” wherein at least one of said chimeric or non-chimeric DNA polymerase is thermostable, is an archael or eubacterial DNA polymerase and/or is a Pfu DNA polymerase. The ratio of DNA polymerase enzymes in a “blend” comprising one chimeric and one non-chimeric polymerase is in the range of 1:1-1:5-5:1, or 1:1-1:10-10:1, or 1:1-1:25-25:1 or 1:1-1:100-100:1. For embodiments wherein a “blend” comprises one chimeric DNA polymerase and two non-chimeric polymerases the ratio of the first non-chimeric DNA polymerase to the second non-chimeric DNA polymerase is in the range of 1:1-1:5-5:1, or 1:1-1:10-10:1, or 1:1-1:25-25:1 or 1:1-1:100-100:1. A “blend” of the invention has a >10% increase in one or more of the following activities (using the assays described hereinbelow)as compared to the non-chimeric component of the blend for a genomic and/or plasmid template: processivity, efficiency, template length amplification capability, GC-rich target amplification efficiency, specificity, thermostability; intrinsic hot start capability, proofreading activity, fidelity, DNA binding activity, strand displacement activity, nucleotide binding and recognition, and salt resistance. A blend of the invention will also have a >10% decrease as compared to the non-chimeric blends for genomic and/or plasmid template in one or more of the following activities (assayed as described hereinbelow): amplification slippage on templates with tri-nucleotide repeat stretches or DNA polymerase activity at room temperature. In one embodiment, a “blend” of the invention has an extension time in a PCR reaction that is decreased by 5 sec, preferably 15 sec and more preferably 45 sec or more, as compared to the extension time observed in the presence of the non-chimeric component of the blend alone. In another embodiment, a “blend” of the invention has a decrease in the number of amplification cycles for PCR of 1, 1-5 or 5 or more cycles, as compared to the non-chimeric component of the blend alone. In another embodiment, fewer units (0.001, 0.01, 0.1 or 1 or more) of a “blend” of the invention are useful in an application of the invention as compared to the non-chimeric component of the blend.

[0039] A blend may also include a PCR enhancing factor and/or an additive, as described herein.

[0040] As used herein, “reduced base analog detection” refers to a DNA polymerase, with a reduced ability to recognize a base analog, for example, uracil or inosine, present in a DNA template. In this context, mutant DNA polymerase with “reduced” base analog detection activity is a DNA polymerase mutant having a base analog detection activity which is lower than that of the wild-type enzyme, i.e., having less than 10% (e.g., less than 8%, 6%, 4%, 2% or less than 1%) of the base analog detection activity of that of the wild-type enzyme. Base analog detection activity may be determined according to the assays similar to those described for the detection of DNA polymerases having a reduced uracil detection activity as described in Greagg et al. (1999) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 96, 9045-9050. Alternatively, “reduced” base analog detection refers to a mutant DNA polymerase with a reduced ability to recognize a base analog, the “reduced” recognition of a base analog being evident by an increase in the amount of >10 Kb PCR of at least 10%, preferably 50%, more preferably 90%, most preferably 99% or more, as compared to a wild type DNA polymerase without a reduced base analog detection activity. The amount of a >10 Kb PCR product is measured either by spectorophotometer-absorbance assays of gel eluted >10 Kb PCR DNA product or by fluorometric analysis of >10 Kb PCR products in an ethidium bromide stained agarose electrophoresis gel using, for example, a Molecular Dynamics (MD) Fluorlmagerm (Amersham Biosciences, catalogue #63-0007-79).

[0041] As used herein, “reduced uracil detection” refers to a DNA polymerase with a reduced ability to recognize a uracil base present in a DNA template. In this context, mutant DNA polymerase with “reduced” uracil detection activity is a DNA polymerase mutant having a uracil detection activity which is lower than that of the wild-type enzyme, i.e., having less than 10% (e.g., less than 8%, 6%, 4%, 2% or less than 1%) of the uracil detection activity of that of the wild-type enzyme. Uracil detection activity may be determined according to the assays described in Greagg et al. (1999) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 96, 9045-9050. Alternatively, “reduced” uracil detection refers to a mutant DNA polymerase with a reduced ability to recognize uracil, the “reduced” recognition of uracil being evident by an increase in the amount of >10 Kb PCR of at least 10%, preferably 50%, more preferably 90%, most preferably 99% or more, as compared to a wild type DNA polymerase without a reduced uracil detection activity. The amount of a >10 Kb PCR product is measured either by spectorophotometer-absorbance assays of gel eluted >10 Kb PCR DNA product or by fluorometric analysis of >10 Kb PCR products in an ethidium bromide stained agarose electrophoresis gel using, for example, a Molecular Dynamics (MD) FluorImager™ (Amersham Biosciences, catalogue #63-0007-79).

[0042] DNA binding and assays for detecting DNA binding are described in: PCT/US01/17492.

[0043] Strand displacement refers to the activity described in Hogrefe et al Methods of Enzymology (2001) 334:91-116 and Kong et al (93) J. Biol. Chem. 268:1965. Assays for measuring strand displacement activity are described in Hogrefe et al Methods of Enzymology (2001) 334:91-116 and Kong et al (93) J. Biol. Chem. 268:1965.

[0044] DNA polymerase activity at room temperature is as described in The Methods of Enzymology (2001) 334:91-116. Assays for measuring DNA polymerase activity at room temperature are described in The Methods of Enzymology (2001) 334:91-116 and in Nielson et al (1997) Strategies 10:40-43 Newsletter articles.

[0045] As used herein, “GC—rich target amplification efficiency” refers to the amplification efficiency of DNA templates that have greater than 50% GC content and are more difficult to melt during PCR. These targets frequently form secondary structure when the temperature cycles to the annealing temperature making PCR amplification difficult. “GC-rich target amplification” is assayed by performing PCR amplification on a target with greater than 50% GC content and comparing the yield of amplicon generated on a gel (see Biotechniques 2002 April;32(4):866, 868, 870-2, 874).

[0046] A polymerase with “intrinsic hot start capability” refers to a thermostable DNA polymerase that has very low (<25°) DNA polymerase activity at non-stringent primer annealing temperatures (≦45°). These polymerases and assays for their detection are described in Nielson et al (1997) Strategies 10:40-43.

[0047] “DNA slippage” or “amplification slippage on templates with tri-nucleotide repeat stretches” and assays for detection of this activity is as described in J Mol Biol 2001 Sep14;312(2):323-33, J Biol Chem 1999 Sep. 24;274(39):27481-90, EMBO J 2001 May 15;20(10):2587-95, Biochemistry 1996 Jan. 23;35(3):1046-53.

[0048] A chimera that exhibits decreased DNA polymerase activity at room temperature preferably exhibits a shift in the activity vs. temperature profile such that reduced polymerase activity is observed at a suboptimal temperature (for example a non-specific primer annealing/extension temperature) and wild type polymerase activity was observed at stringent primer annealing/extension temperature. Such chimeras are expected to exhibit improved specificity in PCR.

[0049] The invention contemplates mutant DNA polymerases that exhibits reduced base analog detection (for example, reduced detection of a particular base analog such as uracil or inosine or reduced detection of at least two base analogs).

[0050] As used herein, “base analogs” refer to bases that have undergone a chemical modification as a result of the elevated temperatures required for PCR reactions. In a preferred embodiment, “base analog” refers to uracil that is generated by deamination of cytosine. In another preferred embodiment, “base analog” refers to inosine that is generated by deamination of adenine.

[0051] As used herein, “synthesis” refers to any in vitro method for making a new strand of polynucleotide or elongating existing polynucleotide (i.e., DNA or RNA) in a template dependent manner. Synthesis, according to the invention, includes amplification, which increases the number of copies of a polynucleotide template sequence with the use of a polymerase. Polynucleotide synthesis (e.g., amplification) results in the incorporation of nucleotides into a polynucleotide (i.e., a primer), thereby forming a new polynucleotide molecule complementary to the polynucleotide template. The formed polynucleotide molecule and its template can be used as templates to synthesize additional polynucleotide molecules.

[0052] “DNA synthesis”, according to the invention, includes, but is not limited to, PCR, the labelling of polynucleotide (i.e., for probes and oligonucleotide primers), and polynucleotide sequencing.

[0053] As used herein, “polymerase” refers to an enzyme that catalyzes the polymerization of nucleotide (i.e., the polymerase activity). Generally, the enzyme will initiate synthesis at the 3′-end of the primer annealed to a polynucleotide template sequence, and will proceed toward the 5′ end of the template strand. “DNA polymerase” catalyzes the polymerization of deoxynucleotides. In a preferred embodiment, the DNA polymerase according to the invention is thermostable. In another preferred embodiment, the DNA polymerase according to the invention is an archaeal DNA polymerase.

[0054] The nucleic acid polymerases used in the present invention may be mesophilic or thermophilic, and are preferably thermophilic. Preferred mesophilic DNA polymerases include T7 DNA polymerase, T5 DNA polymerase, T4 DNA polymerase, Klenow fragment DNA polymerase, DNA polymerase III and the like. Preferred thermostable DNA polymerases that may be used in the methods of the invention include Taq, Tne, Tma, Pfu, Tfl, Tth, Stoffel fragment, VENT™ and DEEPVENT™ DNA polymerases, KOD, Tgo, JDF3, and mutants, variants and derivatives thereof (U.S. Pat. No. 5,436,149; U.S. Pat. No. 4,889,818; U.S. Pat. No. 4,965,18S; U.S. Pat. No. 5,079,352; U.S. Pat. No. 5,614,365; U.S. Pat. No. 5,374,553; U.S. Pat. No. 5,270,179; U.S. Pat. No. 5,047,342; U.S. Pat. No. 5,512,462; WO 92/06188; WO 92/06200; WO 96/10640; Barnes, W. M., Gene 112:29-35 (1992); Lawyer, F. C., et al., PCR Meth. Appl. 2:275-287 (1993); Flaman, J.-M, et al., Nuc. Acids Res. 22(15):3259-3260 (1994)). For amplification of long nucleic acid molecules (e.g, nucleic acid molecules longer than about 3-5 Kb in length), at least two DNA polymerases (one substantially lacking 3′ exonuclease activity and the other having 3′ exonuclease activity) are typically used. See U.S. Pat. No. 5,436,149; U.S. Pat. No. 5,512,462; Fames, W. M., Gene 112:29-35 (1992); and copending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/741,664, filed Dec. 21, 2000, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein in their entireties. Examples of DNA polymerases substantially lacking in 3′ exonuclease activity include, but are not limited to, Taq, Tne(exo-), Tma(exo-), Pfu(exo-), Pwo(exo-), exo-KOD and Tth DNA polymerases, and mutants, variants and derivatives thereof.

[0055] As used herein, “archaeal” DNA polymerase refers to DNA polymerases that belong to either the Family B/pol I-type group (e.g., Pfu, KOD, Pfx, Vent, Deep Vent, Tgo, Pwo) or the pol II group (e.g., Pyrococcus furiosus DP1/DP2 2-subunit DNA polymerase). In one embodiment, “archaeal” DNA polymerase refers to thermostable archaeal DNA polymerases (PCR-able) and include, but are not limited to, DNA polymerases isolated from Pyrococcus species (furiosus, species GB-D, woesii, abysii, horikoshii), Thermococcus species (kodakaraensis KOD1, litoralis, species 9 degrees North-7, species JDF-3, gorgonarius), Pyrodictium occultum, and Archaeoglobus fulgidus. It is estimated that suitable archaea would exhibit maximal growth temperatures of >80-85° C. or optimal growth temperatures of >70-80° C. Appropriate PCR enzymes from the archaeal pol I DNA polymerase group are commercially available, including Pfu (Stratagene), KOD (Toyobo), Pfx (Life Technologies, Inc.), Vent (New England BioLabs), Deep Vent (New England BioLabs), Tgo (Roche), and Pwo (Roche). Additional archaea related to those listed above are described in the following references: Archaea: A Laboratory Manual (Robb, F. T. and Place, A. R., eds.), Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., 1995 As used herein, “mutant” polymerase refers to a DNA polymerase, as defined herein, comprising one or more mutations that modulate, as defined herein, one or more activities of the DNA polymerase including, but not limited to, DNA polymerization activity, base analog detection activities, DNA polymerization activity, reverse transcriptase activity, processivity, salt resistance, DNA binding, strand displacement activity, nucleotide binding and recognition, 3′-5′ or 5′-3′ exonuclease activities, proofreading, fidelity, efficiency, specificity, thermostability and intrinsic hot start capability or decreased DNA polymerization at room temperature, decreased amplification slippage on templates with tri-nucleotide repeat stretches, decreased amplification cycles, decreased extension times, and a decrease in the amount of polymerase needed for the applications described herein. In one embodiment, the “mutant” polymerase of the invention refers to a DNA polymerase containing one or more mutations that reduce one or more base analog detection activities of the DNA polymerase. In one embodiment, a “mutant” refers to a polymerase that has a mutation that confers an improved polymerization rate or fidelity on the polymerase. In a preferred embodiment, the “mutant” polymerase of the invention has a reduced uracil detection activity. In a preferred embodiment, the “mutant” polymerase of the invention has a reduced inosine detection activity. In another preferred embodiment, the “mutant” polymerase of the invention has a reduced uracil and inosine detection activity. In another preferred embodiment, the “mutant” polymerase of the invention has a reduced DNA polymerization activity. Any of the “mutants” for example a mutant with reduced uracil activity, may also possess improved polymerization rate and/or fidelity, as compared to a wild-type polymerase. A “mutant” polymerase as defined herein, includes a polymerase comprising one or more amino acid substitutions, one or more amino acid insertions, a truncation or an internal deletion. A “mutant” polymerase as defined herein includes non-chimeric and chimeric polymerases as defined herein.

[0056] A “mutant” polymerase as defined herein also includes a chimeric polymerase wherein any of the single, double or triple mutant DNA polymerases described herein, any mutant DNA polymerases comprising an insertion, described herein, or any of the truncated, or deleted mutant DNA polymerases described herein, occur in combination with a polypeptide that modulates one or more activities of the DNA polymerase including, but limited to, DNA polymerization activity, base analog detection activities, DNA polymerization activity, reverse transcriptase activity, processivity, salt resistance, DNA binding, strand displacement activity, nucleotide binding and recognition, 3′-5′ or 5′-3′ exonuclease activities, proofreading, fidelity efficiency, specificity, thermostability and intrinsic hot start capability or decreased DNA polymerization at room temperature, decreased amplification slippage on templates with tri-nucleotide repeat stretches, decreased amplification cycles, decreased extension times, and a decrease in the amount of polymerase needed for the applications described herein, thereby forming a chimera, as defined herein. For example, a polypeptide that increases processivity and or salt resistance is described in WO 01/92501 A1 and Pavlov et al., 2002, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 99:13510-13515, herein incorporated by reference in their entirety.

[0057] A “chimera” as defined herein, is a fusion of a first amino acid sequence (protein) comprising a wild type or mutant DNA polymerase of the invention, joined to a second amino acid sequence defining a polypeptide that modulates one or more activities of the DNA polymerase including, but not limited to, processivity, salt-resistance, DNA binding, strand displacement activity, polymerase activity, nucleotide binding and recognition, 3′-5′ or 5′-3′ exonuclease activities, proofreading, fidelity and/or decreased DNA polymerization at room temperature, wherein the first and second amino acids are not found in the same relationship in nature. A “chimera” according to the invention contains two or more amino acid sequences (for example a sequence encoding a wild type or mutant DNA polymerase and a polypeptide that increases processivity and/or salt resistance) from unrelated proteins, joined to form a new functional protein. In one embodiment a “chimera” according to the invention comprises a first amino acid sequence derived from a first polymerase species (e.g. Pfu N-terminus) and a second amino acid sequence derived from a second polymerase species (e.g. KOD C-terminus. A chimera of the invention may present a foreign polypeptide which is found (albeit in a different protein) in an organism which also expresses the first protein, or it may be an “interspecies”, “intergenic”, etc. fusion of protein structures expressed by different kinds of organisms. The invention encompasses chimeras wherein the polypeptide that increases processivity and/or salt resistance is joined N-terminally or C-terminally to, or is inserted at any internal position of a wild-type DNA polymerase or any of the mutant DNA polymerases described herein.

[0058] “Domain” refers to a unit of a protein or protein complex, comprising a polypeptide subsequence, a complete polypeptide sequence, or a plurality of polypeptide.

[0059] “Fused” refers to linkage by covalent bonding.

[0060] As used herein, “polypeptide that increases processivity and/or salt resistance” refers to a domain that is a protein or a region of a protein or a protein complex, comprising a polypeptide sequence, or a plurality of peptide sequences wherein that region increases processivity, as defined herein, or increases salt resistance, as defined herein. A “polypeptide that increases processivity and/or salt resistance useful according to the invention includes but is not limited to any of the domains included in Pavlov et al., supra or WO 01/92501, for example Sso7d, Sac7d, HMF-like proteins, PCNA homologs, and helix-hairpin-helix domains, for example derived from Topoisomerase V.

[0061] As used herein, “joined” refers to any method known in the art for functionally connecting polypeptide domains, including without limitation recombinant fusion with or without intervening domains, intein-mediated fusion, non-covalent association, and covalent bonding, including disulfide bonding, hydrogen bonding, electrostatic bonding, and conformational bonding.

[0062] As used herein, the term “modulate” refers to an increase or decrease of 2 fold, preferably 5 fold, preferably 20 fold, preferably 100 fold, more preferably 500 fold or more in an activity of a chimeric or non-chimeric DNA polymerase of the invention comprising one or more mutations as compared to a chimeric or non-chimeric DNA polymerase of the invention that does not comprise any mutations.

[0063] As used herein, “processivity” refers to the ability of a nucleic acid modifying enzyme, for example a polymerase, to remain attached to the template or substrate and perform multiple modification reactions. “Modification reactions” include but are not limited to polymerization, and exonucleolytic cleavage. “Processivity” also refers to the ability of a nucleic acid modifying enzyme, for example a polymerase, to modify relatively long (for example 0.5-1 kb, 1-5 kb or 5 kb or more) tracts of nucleotides. “Processivity” also refers to the ability of a nucleic acid modifying enzyme, for example a DNA polymerase, to perform a sequence of polymerization steps without intervening dissociation of the enzyme from the growing DNA chains. “Processivity” can depend on the nature of the polymerase, the sequence of a DNA template, and reaction conditions, for example, salt concentration, temperature or the presence of specific proteins.

[0064] As used herein, “increased processivity” refers to an increase of 5-10%, preferably 10-50%, more preferably 50-100% or more, as compared to a wild type or mutant archael DNA polymerase that lacks a polypeptide that increases processivity and/or salt resistance as defined herein. Processivity and increased processivity can be measured according the methods defined herein and in Pavlov et al., supra and WO 01/92501 A1. A polymerase with increased processivity that is a chimera comprising a polypeptide that increases processivity, as defined herein, is described in Pavlov et al. supra and WO 01/92501 A1.

[0065] As used herein, “increased salt resistance” refers to a polymerase that exhibits >50% activity at a salt concentration that is know to be greater than the maximum salt concentration at which the wild-type polymerase is active. The maximum salt concentration differs for each polymerase and is known in the art, or can be experimentally determined according to methods in the art. For example, Pfu is inhibited at 30 mM (in PCR) so a Pfu enzyme with increased salt resistance would have significant activity (>50%) at salt concentrations above 30 mM. A polymerase with increased salt resistance that is a chimera comprising a polypeptide that increases salt resistance, as defined herein, is described in Pavlov et al. supra and WO 01/92501 A1.

[0066] As used herein, a DNA polymerase with a “reduced DNA polymerization activity” is a DNA polymerase mutant comprising a DNA polymerization activity which is lower than that of the wild-type enzyme, e.g., comprising less than 10% DNA (e.g., less than 8%, 6%, 4%, 2% or less than 1%) polymerization activity of that of the wild-type enzyme. Methods used to generate characterize Pfu DNA polymerases with reduced DNA polymerization activity are disclosed in the pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/035,091 (Hogrefe, et al.; filed: Dec. 21, 2001); the pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/079,241 (Hogrefe, et al.; filed Feb. 20, 2002); the pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/208,508 (Hogrefe et al.; filed Jul. 30, 2002); and the pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/227,110 (Hogrefe et al.; filed Aug. 23, 2002), the contents of which are hereby incorporated in their entirety.

[0067] As used herein, “proofreading” activity refers to 3′ to 5′ exonuclease activity of a DNA polymerase.

[0068] A “non-proofreading” enyzme refers to a DNA polymerase that is “3′ to 5′ exonuclease deficient” or “3′ to 5′exo-”.

[0069] As used herein, “3′ to 5′exonuclease deficient” or “3′ to 5′exo-” refers to an enzyme that substantially lacks the ability to remove incorporated nucleotides from the 3′ end of a DNA polymer. DNA polymerase exonuclease activities, such as the 3′ to 5′ exonuclease activity exemplified by members of the Family B polymerases, can be lost through mutation, yielding an exonuclease-deficient polymerase. As used herein, a DNA polymerase that is deficient in 3′ to 5′ exonuclease activity substantially lacks 3′ to 5′ exonuclease activity. “Substantially lacks” encompasses a complete lack of activity, for example, 0.03%, 0.05%, 0.1%, 1%, 5%, 10%, 20% or even up to 50% of the exonuclease activity relative to the parental enzyme. Methods used to generate and characterize 3′-5′ exonuclease DNA polymerases including the D141A and E1 43A mutations as well as other mutations that reduce or eliminate 3′-5′ exonuclease activity are disclosed in the pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/698,341 (Sorge et al; filed Oct. 27, 2000). Additional mutations that reduce or eliminate 3′ to 5′ exonuclease activity are known in the art and contemplated herein.

[0070] As used herein, “fidelity” refers to the accuracy of polymerization, or the ability of the polymerase to discriminate correct from incorrect substrates, (e.g., nucleotides) when synthesizing nucleic acid molecules (e.g. RNA or DNA) which are complementary to a template. The higher the fidelity of a polymerase, the less the polymerase misincorporates nucleotides in the growing strand during nucleic acid synthesis; that is, an increase or enhancement in fidelity results in a more faithful polymerase having decreased error rate (decreased misincorporation rate).

[0071] The term “fidelity” as used herein refers to the accuracy of DNA polymerization by a template-dependent DNA polymerase. The fidelity of a DNA polymerase is measured by the error rate (the frequency of incorporating an inaccurate nucleotide, i.e., a nucleotide that is not incorporated at a template-dependent manner). The accuracy or fidelity of DNA polymerization is maintained by both the polymerase activity and the 3′-5′ exonuclease activity of a DNA polymerase. The term “high fidelity” refers to an error rate of 5×10⁻⁶ per base pair or lower. The fidelity or error rate of a DNA polymerase may be measured using assays known to the art. For example, the error rates of DNA polymerase mutants can be tested using the lacI PCR fidelity assay described in Cline, J., Braman, J. C., and Hogrefe, H. H. (96) NAR 24:3546-3551. Briefly, a 1.9 kb fragment encoding the lacIOlacZα target gene is amplified from pPRIAZ plasmid DNA using 2.5U DNA polymerase (i.e. amount of enzyme necessary to incorporate 25 nmoles of total dNTPs in 30 min. at 72° C.) in the appropriate PCR buffer. The lacI-containing PCR products are then cloned into lambda GT10 arms, and the percentage of lacI mutants (MF, mutation frequency) is determined in a color screening assay, as described (Lundberg, K. S., Shoemaker, D. D., Adams, M. W. W., Short, J. M., Sorge, J. A., and Mathur, E. J. (1991) Gene 180:1-8). Error rates are expressed as mutation frequency per bp per duplication (MF/bp/d), where bp is the number of detectable sites in the lacI gene sequence (349) and d is the number of effective target doublings. For each DNA polymerase mutant, at least two independent PCR amplifications are performed.

[0072] A DNA polymerase having increased/enhanced/higher fidelity is defined as a polymerase having about 2 to about 10,000 fold, about 2 to about 5,000 fold, or about 2 to about 2000 fold (preferably greater than about 5 fold, more preferably greater than about 10 fold, still more preferably greater than about 50 fold, still more preferably greater than about 100 fold, still more preferably greater than about 500 fold and most preferably greater than about 1000 fold) reduction in the number of misincorporated nucleotides during synthesis of any given nucleic acid molecule of a given length. For example, a mutated polymerase may misincorporate one nucleotide in the synthesis of 1000 bases compared to an unmutated polymerase misincorporating 10 nucleotides. Such a mutant polymerase would be said to have an increase of fidelity of 10 fold.

[0073] A DNA polymerase having reduced misincorporation is defined herein as either a mutated or modified DNA polymerase that has about or less than 50%, or preferably about or less than 25%, more preferably about or less than 10% and most preferably about or less than 1% of relative misincorporation compared to the corresponding unmutated, unmodified or wild type enzyme. A DNA polymerase of lower fidelity may also initiate DNA synthesis with an incorrect nucleotide incorporation (Perrion & Loeb, 1989, J. Biol. Chem. 264:2898-2905).

[0074] The fidelity or misincorporation rate of a polymerase can be determined by sequencing or by other method known in the art (Eckert & Kunkel, Nucl. Acids Res. 3739-3744(1990)). In one example, the sequence of a DNA molecule synthesized by the unmutated and mutated polymerase can be compared to the expected (known) sequence. In this way, the number of errors (misincorporation) can be determined for each enzyme and compared.

[0075] As used herein, “mutation” refers to a change introduced into a parental or wild type DNA sequence that changes the amino acid sequence encoded by the DNA, including, but not limited to, substitutions, insertions, deletions or truncations. The consequences of a mutation include, but are not limited to, the creation of a new character, property, function, or trait not found in the protein encoded by the parental DNA, including, but not limited to, N terminal truncation, C terminal truncation or chemical modification. A “mutant” DNA polymerase as used herein, refers to a DNA polymerase comprising a mutation as defined herein. A “mutant” DNA polymerase of the invention can encompass a “chimeric” DNA polymerase of the invention.

[0076] As used herein, “chemically modified” refers to a nucleic acid that is chemically or biochemically modified or contains non-natural or derivatized nucleotide bases. Such modifications include, for example, labels, methylation, substitution of one or more of the naturally occurring nucleotides with an analog, internucleotide modifications such as uncharged linkages (e.g. methyl phosphonates, phosphorodithioates, etc.), pendent moieties (e.g., polypeptides), intercalators, (e.g. acridine, psoralen, etc.) chelators, alkylators, and modified linkages (e.g. alpha anomeric nucleic acids, etc.) Also included are synthetic molecules that mimic polynucleotides in their ability to bind to a designated sequence via hydrogen bonding and other chemical interactions. Such molecules are known in the art and include, for example, those in which peptide linkages substitute for phosphate linkages in the backbone of the molecule.

[0077] As used herein, “thermostable” refers to an enzyme which is stable and active at temperatures as great as preferably between about 90-100° C. and more preferably between about 70-980C to heat as compared, for example, to a non-thermostable form of an enzyme with a similar activity. For example, a thermostable nucleic acid polymerase derived from thermophilic organisms such as P. furiosus, M. jannaschii, A. fulgidus or P. horikoshii are more stable and active at elevated temperatures as compared to a nucleic acid polymerase from E. coli. A representative thermostable nucleic acid polymerase isolated from P. furiosus (Pfu) is described in Lundberg et al., 1991, Gene, 108:1-6. Additional representative temperature stable polymerases include, e.g., polymerases extracted from the thermophilic bacteria Thermus flavus, Thermus ruber, Thermus thermophilus, Bacillus stearothermophilus (which has a somewhat lower temperature optimum than the others listed), Thermus lacteus, Thermus rubens, Thermotoga maritima, or from thermophilic archaea Thermococcus litoralis, and Methanothermus fervidus.

[0078] Temperature stable polymerases are preferred in a thermocycling process wherein double stranded nucleic acids are denatured by exposure to a high temperature (about 95° C.) during the PCR cycle.

[0079] As used herein, the term “template DNA molecule” refers to that strand of a nucleic acid from which a complementary nucleic acid strand is synthesized by a DNA polymerase, for example, in a primer extension reaction.

[0080] As used herein, the term “template dependent manner” is intended to refer to a process that involves the template dependent extension of a primer molecule (e.g., DNA synthesis by DNA polymerase). The term “template dependent manner” refers to polynucleotide synthesis of RNA or DNA wherein the sequence of the newly synthesized strand of polynucleotide is dictated by the well-known rules of complementary base pairing (see, for example, Watson, J. D. et al., In: Molecular Biology of the Gene, 4th Ed., W. A. Benjamin, Inc., Menlo Park, Calif. (1987)).

[0081] As used herein, an “amplified product” refers to the double strand polynucleotide population at the end of a PCR amplification reaction. The amplified product contains the original polynucleotide template and polynucleotide synthesized by DNA polymerase using the polynucleotide template during the PCR reaction.

[0082] As used herein, “polynucleotide template” or “target polynucleotide template” or “template” refers to a polynucleotide containing an amplified region. The “amplified region,” as used herein, is a region of a polynucleotide that is to be either synthesized by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). For example, an amplified region of a polynucleotide template resides between two sequences to which two PCR primers are complementary to.

[0083] As used herein, the term “primer” refers to a single stranded DNA or RNA molecule that can hybridize to a polynucleotide template and prime enzymatic synthesis of a second polynucleotide strand. A primer useful according to the invention is between 10 to 100 nucleotides in length, preferably 17-50 nucleotides in length and more preferably 17-45 nucleotides in length.

[0084] “Complementary” refers to the broad concept of sequence complementarity between regions of two polynucleotide strands or between two nucleotides through base-pairing. It is known that an adenine nucleotide is capable of forming specific hydrogen bonds (“base pairing”) with a nucleotide which is thymine or uracil. Similarly, it is known that a cytosine nucleotide is capable of base pairing with a guanine nucleotide.

[0085] The term “wild-type” refers to a gene or gene product which has the characteristics of that gene or gene product when isolated from a naturally occurring source. In contrast, the term “modified” or “mutant” refers to a gene or gene product which displays altered characteristics when compared to the wild-type gene or gene product. For example, a mutant DNA polymerase in the present invention is a DNA polymerase which exhibits a reduced uracil detection activity.

[0086] As used herein “FEN-1 nuclease” refers to thermostable FEN-1 endonucleases useful according to the invention and includes, but is not limited to, FEN-1 endonuclease purified from the “hyperthermophiles”, e.g., from M. jannaschii, P. furiosus and P. woesei. See U.S. Pat. No. 5,843,669, hereby incorporated by reference.

[0087] According to the methods of the present invention, the addition of FEN-1 in the amplification reaction dramatically increases the efficiency of the multi-site mutagenesis. 400 ng to 4000 ng of FEN-1 may be used in each amplification reaction. Preferably 400-1000 ng, more preferably, 400-600 ng of FEN-1 is used in the amplification reaction. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, 400 ng FEN-1 is used.

[0088] As used herein, “Thermus DNA ligase” refers to a thermostable DNA ligase that is used in the multi-site mutagenesis amplification reaction to ligate the mutant fragments synthesized by extending each mutagenic primer so to form a circular mutant strand. Tth and Taq DNA ligase require NAD as a cofactor.

[0089] Preferably, 1-20 U DNA ligase is used in each amplification reaction, more preferably, 2-15 U DNA ligase is used in each amplification reaction.

[0090] In a preferred embodiment, 15 U Taq DNA ligase is used in an amplification reaction. Taq DNA ligase cofactor NAD is used at a concentration of 0-1 mM, preferably between 0.02-0.2 mM, more preferably at 0.1 mM.

[0091] As used herein, a “PCR enhancing factor” or a “Polymerase Enhancing Factor” (PEF) refers to a complex or protein possessing polynucleotide polymerase enhancing activity including, but not limited to, PEF, dUTPase, ssbPCNA, RFC, helicases etc (Hogrefe et al., 1997, Strategies 10:93-96; and U.S. Pat. No. 6,183,997, both of which are hereby incorporated by reference). A “PCR enhancing factor” also includes non-protein factors, for example DMSO and betaine.

[0092] The invention also contemplates mutant archael DNA polymerases in combination with accessory factors, for example as described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,333,158, and WO 01/09347 A2, hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.

[0093] The invention also relates to compositions made for carrying out the methods of the invention and compositions made while carrying out the methods of the invention. Such compositions may comprise one or more components selected from the group consisting of one or more polymerases of the invention, one or more nucleotides, one or more templates, one or more reaction buffers or buffering salts, one or more primers, one or more nucleic acid products made by the methods of the invention and the like.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0094]FIG. 1: Oligonucleotide Primers for QuikChange Mutagenesis (SEQ ID Nos: 5-26)

[0095]FIG. 2: (a) dUTP incorporation of V93E and V93R mutants compared to wild type Pfu DNA polymerase.

[0096] (b) PCR Amplification of Pfu V93R mutant extract in the presence of 100% dUTP.

[0097]FIG. 3: Comparison of the efficacy of “long” PCR amplification of Pfu DNA polymerase mutants and wt enzyme.

[0098]FIG. 4: 4A. DNA sequence of mutant archeael DNA polymerases

[0099]4B. Amino acid sequence of mutant archeael DNA polymerases

[0100]4C. DNA and Amino acid sequence of mutant Tgo DNA polymerase

[0101]FIG. 5: DNA and Amino acid sequence of wild type Pfu DNA polymerase

[0102]FIG. 6: dUTP incorporation of Pfu mutants compared to wild type Pfu DNA polymerase

[0103]6A. dUTP incorporation of Pfu mutants V93W, V93Y, V93M, V93K and V93R compared to wild type Pfu DNA polymerase

[0104]6B. dUTP incorporation of the Pfu V93D and V93R mutants compared to wild type Pfu DNA polymerase.

[0105]6C. dUTP incorporation of the Pfu V93N and V93G mutant compared to wild type Pfu DNA polymerase

[0106]FIG. 7: DNA polymerase activity of N-terminal Pfu DNA polymerase truncation mutants.

[0107]FIG. 8: shows the sequence of

[0108] A. HMf-like protein

[0109] B. HMf-like protein-Taq fusion

[0110] C. HMf-like protein-Taq fusion

[0111] D. Pfu WT-HMf like protein fusion

[0112] E. Pfu WT-HMf like protein fusion

[0113] F. Pfu-V93 R or E-HMf-like protein fusion

[0114] G. Pfu-V93 R or E-HMf-like protein fusion

[0115] H. Pfu-G387P/V93 R or E-HMf-like protein fusion

[0116] I. Pfu-G387P/V93 R or E-HMf-like protein fusion

[0117] J. Pfu-D141A/E143A/V93 R or E-HMf-like protein fusion

[0118] K. Pfu-D141A/E143A/V93 R or E-HMf-like protein fusion

[0119] L. KOD-HMf-like protein fusion

[0120] M. KOD-HMf-like protein fusion

[0121] N. HMf-like protein-Vent fusion

[0122] O. HMf-like protein-Vent fusion

[0123] P. HMf-like protein-DeepVent fusion

[0124] Q. HMf-like protein-DeepVent fusion

[0125] R. HMf-like protein-JDF3 fusion

[0126] S. HMf-like protein-JDF3 fusion

[0127] T. PCNA

[0128] U. PCNA-Taq fusion

[0129] V. PCNA-Taq fusion

[0130] W.PCNA-PfuWT fusion

[0131] X. PCNA-PfuWT fusion

[0132] Y. Pfu-V93 R or E-PCNA fusion

[0133] Z. Pfu-V93 R or E-PCNA fusion

[0134] AA. Pfu-G387P/V93 R or E-PCNA fusion

[0135] BB. Pfu-G387P/V93 R or E-PCNA fusion

[0136] CC. Pfu-D141A/E143A/V93 R or E-PCNA fusion

[0137] DD. Pfu-D141A/E143A/V93 R or E-PCNA fusion

[0138] EE. KOD-PCNA fusion

[0139] FF. KOD-PCNA protein fusion

[0140] GG. PCNA-Vent fusion

[0141] HH. PCNA-Vent fusion

[0142] II. PCNA-DeepVent fusion

[0143] JJ. PCNA-DeepVent fusion

[0144] KK. PCNA-JDF3 fusion

[0145] LL. PCNA-JDF3 fusion

[0146] MM. Sac7d

[0147] NN. Sac7d-Taq fusion

[0148] OO. Sac7d-Taq fusion

[0149] PP. Sac7d-PfuWT fusion

[0150] QQ. Sac7d-PfuWT fusion

[0151] RR. Pfu-V93 R or E-Sac7d-like protein fusion

[0152] SS. Pfu-V93 R or E-Sac7d fusion

[0153] TT. Pfu-G387P/V93 R or E-Sac7d fusion

[0154] UU. Pfu-G387P/V93 R or E-Sac7d fusion

[0155] VV. Pfu-D141A/E143A/V93 R or E-Sac7d fusion

[0156] WW. KOD-Sac7d fusion

[0157] XX. KOD-Sac7d protein fusion

[0158] YY. Sac7d-Vent fusion

[0159] ZZ. Sac7d-Vent fusion

[0160] AAA. Sac7d-DeepVent fusion

[0161] BBB. Sac7d-DeepVent fusion

[0162] CCC. Sac7d-JDF3 fusion

[0163] DDD. Sac7d-JDF3 fusion

[0164] EEE. Sso7D

[0165] FFF. Sso7D-Taq fusion

[0166] GGG.Sso7D-PfuWT fusion

[0167] HHH. Pfu-V93 R or E-Sso7D fusion

[0168] III. Pfu-V93 R or E-Sso7D fusion

[0169] JJJ. Pfu-D141A/E143A/V93 R or E-Sso7D fusion

[0170] KKK. KOD-Sso7D fusion

[0171] LLL. KOD-Sso7D fusion

[0172] MMM. Sso7D-Vent fusion

[0173] NNN. Sso7D-Vent fusion

[0174] OOO. Sso7D-DeepVent fusion

[0175] PPP. Sso7D-DeepVent fusion

[0176] QQQ. Sso7D-JDF3 fusion

[0177] RRR. Sso7D-JDF3 fusion

[0178]FIG. 9: HhH motif Sequences

[0179] (a) Motifs conserved between topo V, RecA, and leucine-responsive regulator signature sequences. Topo V amino acid region 236-298 made no hits in databases and is not shown. A short region between positions 677-695 connecting repeats G and H and the 19-aa residues at the end of the sequence is not shown for simplicity. Invariant residues are shown on blue backgrounds with white lettering. Conservative positions are highlighted on the yellow background. (b) Structure of topo V HhH motifs. Backgrounds of Lys-68 and Lys-72 of -pol and corresponding positions in C and G repeats of topo V are colored cyan and magenta, respectively. Secondary structures in a and b were predicted by using JPRED (at web page address jura.ebi.ac.uk:8888/). Cylinders represent-helices, and lines between them (b) represent-hairpins. Tyrosines that have been substituted for phenylalanines by mutagenesis are boxed (see FIG. 2a). MkTpV, M. kandleri topo V; HTH asnC, the three-element fingerprint that provides a signature for the HTH motif of the asnC bacterial regulatory proteins; HTH SS, secondary structure of the HTH motif; A-L, topo V's HhH repeats; EcRuvA, E. coli RuvA protein, HsPolB, human polymerase; TaqPol, T. aquaticus polymerase I; HhH SS, secondary structure of HhH motifs. ALSCRIPT was used to illustrate the alignments.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0180] The present invention discloses novel blends of chimeric and non-chimeric thermostable DNA polymerases for use in PCR, DNA sequencing and mutagenesis protocols. The invention allows for PCR reactions with shorter extension times that will facilitate PCR amplification of genomic DNA templates and improve the efficacy of long PCR.

[0181] I. DNA Polymerases According to the Invention

[0182] The invention provides for a blend of at least one chimeric DNA polymerase and at least one non-chimeric wild type, mutant or chemically modified DNA polymerase. The chimeric or non-chimeric DNA polymerases, useful according to the invention, can be with or without 3′-5′ exonuclease activity, i.e., proofreading or non-proofreading, and are preferably thermostable. The invention provides for both chimeric and non chimeric DNA polymerase that harbor one or more mutations that modify one or more activities normally found in the wild-type DNA polymerase.

[0183] Additional nucleic acid polymerases useful according to the invention are listed below.

[0184] A. Bacteriophage DNA Polymerases (Useful for 37° C. assays):

[0185] Bacteriophage DNA polymerases are devoid of 5′ to 3′ exonuclease activity, as this activity is encoded by a separate polypeptide. Examples of suitable DNA polymerases are T4, T7, and Φ29 DNA polymerase. The enzymes available commercially are: T4 (available from many sources e.g., Epicentre) and T7 (available from many sources, e.g. Epicentre for unmodified and USB for 3′ to 5′ exo⁻ T7 “Sequenase” DNA polymerase).

[0186] B. Archaeal DNA Polymerases:

[0187] There are 2 different classes of DNA polymerases which have been identified in archaea: 1. Family B/pol I type (homologs of Pfu from Pyrococcus furiosus) and 2. pol II type (homologs of P. furiosus DP1/DP2 2-subunit polymerase). DNA polymerases from both classes have been shown to naturally lack an associated 5′ to 3′ exonuclease activity and to possess 3′ to 5′ exonuclease (proofreading) activity. Suitable DNA polymerases (pol I or pol II) can be derived from archaea with optimal growth temperatures that are similar to the desired assay temperatures.

[0188] Thermostable archaeal DNA polymerases isolated from Pyrococcus species (furiosus, species GB-D, woesii, abysii, horikoshii), Thermococcus species (kodakaraensis KOD 1, litoralis, species 9 degrees North-7, species JDF-3, gorgonarius), Pyrodictium occultum, and Archaeoglobus fulgidus. It is estimated that suitable archaea would exhibit maximal growth temperatures of >80-85° C. or optimal growth temperatures of >70-80° C. Appropriate PCR enzymes from the archaeal pol I DNA polymerase group are commercially available, including Pfu (Stratagene), KOD (Toyobo), Pfx (Life Technologies, Inc.), Vent (New England BioLabs), Deep Vent (New England BioLabs), Tgo (Roche), and Pwo (Roche).

[0189] Additional archaea DNA polymerases related to those listed above are described in the following references: Archaea: A Laboratory Manual (Robb, F. T. and Place, A. R., eds.), Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., 1995 and Thermophilic Bacteria (Kristjansson, J. K.,ed.) CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, Fla., 1992.

[0190] The invention therefore provides for thermostable archaeal DNA polymerases of either Family B/pol I type or pol II type as well as mutants or derivatives thereof.

[0191] Table 1. Accession Information for Cloned Family B Polymerases

[0192] Vent Thermococcus litoralis

[0193] ACCESSION AAA72101

[0194] PID g348689

[0195] VERSION AAA72101.1 GI:348689

[0196] DBSOURCE locus THCVDPE accession M74198.1

[0197] THEST THERMOCOCCUS SP. (STRAIN TY)

[0198] ACCESSION 033845

[0199] PID g3913524

[0200] VERSION 033845 GI:3913524

[0201] DBSOURCE swissprot: locus DPOL_THEST, accession 033845

[0202] Pab Pyrococcus abyssi

[0203] ACCESSION P77916

[0204] PID g3913529

[0205] VERSION P77916 GI:3913529

[0206] DBSOURCE swissprot: locus DPOL_PYRAB, accession P77916

[0207] PYRHO Pyrococcus horikoshii

[0208] ACCESSION 059610

[0209] PID g3913526

[0210] VERSION 059610 GI:3913526

[0211] DBSOURCE swissprot: locus DPOL_PYRHO, accession 059610

[0212] PYRSE PYROCOCCUS SP. (STRAIN GE23)

[0213] ACCESSION P77932

[0214] PID g3913530

[0215] VERSION P77932 GI:3913530

[0216] DBSOURCE swissprot: locus DPOL_PYRSE, accession P77932

[0217] DeepVent Pyrococcus sp.

[0218] ACCESSION AAA67131

[0219] PID g436495

[0220] VERSION AAA67131.1 GI:436495

[0221] DBSOURCE locus PSU00707 accession U00707.1

[0222] Pfu Pyrococcus furiosus

[0223] ACCESSION P80061

[0224] PID g399403

[0225] VERSION P80061 GI:399403

[0226] DBSOURCE swissprot: locus DPOL_PYRFU, accession P80061

[0227] JDF-3 Thermococcus sp.

[0228] Unpublished

[0229] Baross gi|2097756|pat|US|5602011112 Sequence 12 from U.S. Pat. No. 5,602,011 9degN THERMOCOCCUS SP. (STRAIN 90N-7).

[0230] ACCESSION Q56366

[0231] PID g3913540

[0232] VERSION Q56366 GI:3913540

[0233] DBSOURCE swissprot: locus DPOL_THES9, accession Q56366

[0234] KOD Pyrococcus sp.

[0235] ACCESSION BAA06142

[0236] PID g1620911

[0237] VERSION BAA06142.1 GI:1620911

[0238] DBSOURCE locus PYWKODPOL accession D29671.1

[0239] Tgo Thermococcus gorgonarius.

[0240] ACCESSION 4699806

[0241] PID g4699806

[0242] VERSION GI:4699806

[0243] DBSOURCE pdb: chain 65, release Feb. 23, 1999

[0244] THEFM Thermococcus fiumicolans

[0245] ACCESSION P74918

[0246] PID g3913528

[0247] VERSION P74918 GI:3913528

[0248] DBSOURCE swissprot: locus DPOL_

[0249] THEFM, accession P74918

[0250] METTH Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum

[0251] ACCESSION 027276

[0252] PID g3913522

[0253] VERSION 027276 GI:3913522

[0254] DBSOURCE swissprot: locus DPOL_

[0255] METTH, accession

[0256] Metja Methanococcus jannaschii

[0257] ACCESSION Q58295

[0258] PID g3915679

[0259] VERSION Q58295 GI:3915679

[0260] DBSOURCE swissprot: locus DPOL_

[0261] METJA, accession Q58295

[0262] POC Pyrodictium occultum

[0263] ACCESSION B56277

[0264] PID g1363344

[0265] VERSION B56277 GI:1363344

[0266] DBSOURCE pir: locus B56277

[0267] ApeI Aeropyrum pemix

[0268] ACCESSION BAA81109

[0269] PID g5105797

[0270] VERSION BAA81109.1 GI:5105797

[0271] DBSOURCE locus AP000063 accession AP000063.1

[0272] ARCFU Archaeoglobus fulgidus

[0273] ACCESSION 029753

[0274] PID g3122019

[0275] VERSION 029753 GI:3122019

[0276] DBSOURCE swissprot: locus DPOL_ARCFU, accession 029753

[0277] Desulfurococcus sp. Tok.

[0278] ACCESSION 6435708

[0279] PID g64357089

[0280] VERSION GT:6435708

[0281] DBSOURCE pdb. chain 65, release Jun. 2, 1999

[0282] C. Eubacterial DNA Polymerases:

[0283] There are 3 classes of eubacterial DNA polymerases, pol I, II, and III. Enzymes in the Pol I DNA polymerase family possess 5′ to 3′ exonuclease activity, and certain members also exhibit 3′ to 5′ exonuclease activity. Pol II DNA polymerases naturally lack 5′ to 3′ exonuclease activity, but do exhibit 3′ to 5′ exonuclease activity. Pol III DNA polymerases represent the major replicative DNA polymerase of the cell and are composed of multiple subunits. The pol III catalytic subunit lacks 5′ to 3′ exonuclease activity, but in some cases 3′ to 5′ exonuclease activity is located in the same polypeptide.

[0284] There are no commercial sources of eubacterial pol II and pol III DNA polymerases.

[0285] There are a variety of commercially available Pol I DNA polymerases, some of which have been modified to reduce or abolish 5′ to 3′ exonuclease activity.

[0286] Suitable thermostable pol I DNA polymerases can be isolated from a variety of thermophilic eubacteria, including Thermus species and Thermotoga maritima such as Thermus aquaticus (Taq), Thermus thermophilus (Tth) and Thermotoga maritima (Tma UITma).

[0287] Additional eubacteria related to those listed above are described in Thermophilic Bacteria (Kristjansson, J. K.,ed.) CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, Fla., 1992.

[0288] The invention further provides for chimeric or non-chimeric DNA polymerases that are chemically modified according to methods disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,677,152, 6,479,264 and 6,183, 998, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.

[0289] II. Preparing Mutant Non-Chimeric DNA Polymerases

[0290] According to the invention, non-chimeric DNA polymerases blended with DNA polymerase chimera can be generated from any DNA polymerase either wild-type or modified to contain one or more mutations, including but not limited to, one or more point mutations, N- and/or C-truncations, internal deletion or insertion that would cause the DNA polymerase to behave differently than the wild-type polymerase. DNA polymerase mutations useful to the invention include, but are not limited to, mutations that confer base analog or uracil insensitivity, increase fidelity, eliminate 3′-5′ exonuclease activity or eliminate 5′-3′ exonuclease activity or reduce polymerase activity. Specific examples of useful mutations or truncations include but are not limited to, V93R,K,E,D in Pfu DNA polymerase, which confer uracil insensitivity, D141A/E143A in Pfu DNA polymerase, which eliminates 3′-5′ exonuclease activity, and the N-terminal truncation of Taq DNA polymerase to eliminate 5′-3′ exonuclease activity(KlenTaq). Methods for generating non-chimeric DNA polymerase mutants are described below and other methods are known in the art.

[0291] Genetic Modifications—Mutagenesis

[0292] Direct comparison of DNA polymerases from diverse organisms indicates that the domain structure of these enzymes is highly conserved and in many instances, it is possible to assign a particular function to a well-defined domain of the enzyme. For example, the six most conserved C-terminal regions, spanning approximately 340 amino acids, are located in the same linear arrangement and contain highly conserved motifs that form the metal and dNTP binding sites and the cleft for holding the DNA template and are therefore essential for the polymerization function. In another example, the three amino acid regions containing the critical residues in the E. coli DNA polymerase I involved in metal binding, single-stranded DNA binding, and catalysis of the 3′-5′ exonuclease reaction are located in the amino-terminal half and in the same linear arrangement in several prokaryotic and eukaryotic DNA polymerases. The location of these conserved regions provides a useful model to direct genetic modifications for preparing mutant DNA polymerase with modified activities whilst conserving essential functions e.g. DNA polymerization and proofreading activity.

[0293] For example, a non-chimeric mutant DNA polymerase can be generated by genetic modification (e.g., by modifying the DNA sequence of a wild-type DNA polymerase). A number of methods are known in the art that permit the random as well as targeted mutation of DNA sequences (see for example, Ausubel et. al. Short Protocols in Molecular Biology (1995)3^(rd) Ed. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.). In addition, there are a number of commercially available kits for site-directed mutagenesis, including both conventional and PCR-based methods. Examples include the EXSITE™ PCR-Based Site-directed Mutagenesis Kit available from Stratagene (Catalog No. 200502) and the QUIKCHANGE™ Site-directed mutagenesis Kit from Stratagene (Catalog No. 200518), and the CHAMELEON® double-stranded Site-directed mutagenesis kit, also from Stratagene (Catalog No. 200509).

[0294] In addition non-chimeric mutant DNA polymerases may be generated by insertional mutation or truncation (N-terminal, internal or C-terminal) according to methodology known to a person skilled in the art.

[0295] Older methods of site-directed mutagenesis known in the art rely on sub-cloning of the sequence to be mutated into a vector, such as an M13 bacteriophage vector, that allows the isolation of single-stranded DNA template. In these methods, one anneals a mutagenic primer (i.e., a primer capable of annealing to the site to be mutated but bearing one or more mismatched nucleotides at the site to be mutated) to the single-stranded template and then polymerizes the complement of the template starting from the 3′ end of the mutagenic primer. The resulting duplexes are then transformed into host bacteria and plaques are screened for the desired mutation.

[0296] More recently, site-directed mutagenesis has employed PCR methodologies, which have the advantage of not requiring a single-stranded template. In addition, methods have been developed that do not require sub-cloning. Several issues must be considered when PCR-based site-directed mutagenesis is performed. First, in these methods it is desirable to reduce the number of PCR cycles to prevent expansion of undesired mutations introduced by the polymerase. Second, a selection must be employed in order to reduce the number of non-mutated parental molecules persisting in the reaction. Third, an extended-length PCR method is preferred in order to allow the use of a single PCR primer set. And fourth, because of the non-template-dependent terminal extension activity of some thermostable polymerases it is often necessary to incorporate an end-polishing step into the procedure prior to blunt-end ligation of the PCR-generated mutant product.

[0297] The protocol described below accommodates these considerations through the following steps. First, the template concentration used is approximately 1000-fold higher than that used in conventional PCR reactions, allowing a reduction in the number of cycles from 25-30 down to 5-10 without dramatically reducing product yield. Second, the restriction endonuclease Dpn I (recognition target sequence: 5-Gm6ATC-3, where the A residue is methylated) is used to select against parental DNA, since most common strains of E. coli Dam methylate their DNA at the sequence 5-GATC-3. Third, Taq Extender is used in the PCR mix in order to increase the proportion of long (i.e., full plasmid length) PCR products. Finally, Pfu DNA polymerase is used to polish the ends of the PCR product prior to intramolecular ligation using T4 DNA ligase.

[0298] A non-limiting example for the isolation of non-chimeric mutant DNA polymerases is described in detail as follows:

[0299] Plasmid template DNA (approximately 0.5 pmole) is added to a PCR cocktail containing: 1x mutagenesis buffer (20 mM Tris HCl, pH 7.5; 8 mM MgCl₂; 40 μg/ml BSA); 12-20 pmole of each primer (one of skill in the art may design a mutagenic primer as necessary, giving consideration to those factors such as base composition, primer length and intended buffer salt concentrations that affect the annealing characteristics of oligonucleotide primers; one primer must contain the desired mutation, and one (the same or the other) must contain a 5′ phosphate to facilitate later ligation), 250 μM each dNTP, 2.5 U Taq DNA polymerase, and 2.5 U of Taq Extender (Available from Stratagene; See Nielson et al. (1994) Strategies 7: 27, and U.S. Pat. No. 5,556,772). Primers can be prepared using the triester method of Matteucci et al., 1981, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 103:3185-3191, incorporated herein by reference. Alternatively automated synthesis may be preferred, for example, on a Biosearch 8700 DNA Synthesizer using cyanoethyl phosphoramidite chemistry.

[0300] The PCR cycling is performed as follows: 1 cycle of 4 min at 94° C., 2 min at 50° C. and 2 min at 72° C.; followed by 5-10 cycles of 1 min at 94° C., 2 min at 54° C. and 1 min at 72° C. The parental template DNA and the linear, PCR-generated DNA incorporating the mutagenic primer are treated with DpnI (10 U) and Pfu DNA polymerase (2.5U). This results in the DpnI digestion of the in vivo methylated parental template and hybrid DNA and the removal, by Pfu DNA polymerase, of the non-template-directed Taq DNA polymerase-extended base(s) on the linear PCR product. The reaction is incubated at 37° C. for 30 min and then transferred to 72° C. for an additional 30 min. Mutagenesis buffer (115 ul of 1x) containing 0.5 mM ATP is added to the DpnI-digested, Pfu DNA polymerase-polished PCR products. The solution is mixed and 10 ul are removed to a new microfuge tube and T4 DNA ligase (2-4 U) is added. The ligation is incubated for greater than 60 min at 37° C. Finally, the treated solution is transformed into competent E. coli according to standard methods.

[0301] Methods of random mutagenesis, which will result in a panel of mutants bearing one or more randomly situated mutations, exist in the art. Such a panel of mutants may then be screened for improved activity such as those exhibiting properties including but not limited to reduced DNA polymerization activity, 3′-5′ exonuclease deficiency, and/or reduced uracil detection activity relative to the wild-type polymerase (e.g., by measuring the incorporation of 10 nmoles of dNTPs into polymeric form in 30 minutes in the presence of 200 μM dUTP and at the optimal temperature for a given DNA polymerase). An example of a method for random mutagenesis is the so-called “error-prone PCR method”. As the name implies, the method amplifies a given sequence under conditions in which the DNA polymerase does not support high fidelity incorporation. The conditions encouraging error-prone incorporation for different DNA polymerases vary, however one skilled in the art may determine such conditions for a given enzyme. A key variable for many DNA polymerases in the fidelity of amplification is, for example, the type and concentration of divalent metal ion in the buffer. The use of manganese ion and/or variation of the magnesium or manganese ion concentration may therefore be applied to influence the error rate of the polymerase.

[0302] Genes for desired mutant DNA polymerases generated by mutagenesis may be sequenced to identify the sites and number of mutations. For those mutants comprising more than one mutation, the effect of a given mutation may be evaluated by introduction of the identified mutation to the wild-type gene by site-directed mutagenesis in isolation from the other mutations borne by the particular mutant. Screening assays of the single mutant thus produced will then allow the determination of the effect of that mutation alone.

[0303] In one embodiment, the invention provides for blends of two or more DNA polymerases comprising one or more chimeric DNA polymerases or one or more mutant DNA polymerases, for example, at least one of which is derived from an archaeal DNA polymerase containing one or more mutations.

[0304] In a preferred embodiment, the invention provides for blends of two or more DNA polymerases comprising one or more chimeric DNA polymerases and one or more mutant DNA polymerases, at least one of which is derived from Pfu DNA polymerase.

[0305] In another preferred embodiment, the invention provides for blends of two or more DNA polymerases comprising one or more chimeric DNA polymerases and one or more non-chimeric DNA polymerases, at least one of which is derived from TaqDNA polymerase.

[0306] A person of average skill in the art having the benefit of this disclosure will recognize that DNA polymerases derived from other exo⁺ DNA polymerases including Vent DNA polymerase, JDF-3 DNA polymerase, Tgo DNA polymerase, KOD DNA polymerase and the like may be suitably used in the subject compositions.

[0307] The amino acid and DNA coding sequence of a wild-type Pfu DNA polymerase are shown in FIG. 5 (Genbank Accession # P80061). A detailed description of the structure and function of Pfu DNA polymerase can be found, among other places in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,948,663; 5,866,395; 5,545,552; 5,556,772, all of which are hereby incorporated in their entirety by reference. A non-limiting detailed procedure for preparing Pfu DNA polymerase with, for example, reduced uracil detection activity is provided in Example 1.

[0308] The enzyme of the subject composition may comprise DNA polymerases that have not yet been isolated.

[0309] The invention provides for blends of two or more DNA polymerases comprising one or more chimeric DNA polymerase and one or more non-chimeric mutant or wild type DNA polymerase.

[0310] The invention provides for blends of two or more DNA polymerases comprising one or more chimeric DNA polymerase and one or more non-chimeric mutant Pfu DNA polymerases containing one or more mutations that reduce base analog detection activity as disclosed in the pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/280,962 (Hogrefe, et al.; filed: Oct. 25, 2002) and the pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/298,680 (Hogrefe et al.; filed Nov. 18, 2002), the contents of which are hereby incorporated in their entirety.

[0311] In a preferred embodiment, the blend of two or more DNA polymerases comprises one or more chimeric DNA polymerase and one or more non-chimeric mutant Pfu DNA polymerase of the invention containing a Valine to Arginine, Valine to Glutamic acid, Valine to Lysine, Valine to Aspartic Acid or Valine to Asparagine substitution at amino acid position 93.

[0312] The invention further provides for a blend of two or more DNA polymerases comprising one or more chimeric DNA polymerase and one or more non-chimeric mutant archaeal DNA polymerases with reduced base analog detection activity that contain a Valine to Arginine, Valine to Glutamic acid, Valine to Lysine, Valine to Aspartic Acid or Valine to Asparagine substitution at amino acid position 93.

[0313] A Pfu DNA polymerase mutant with Reduced Uracil Detection can be prepared as follows. Mutations are introduced into Pfu DNA polymerase that are likely to reduce uracil detection, while having minimal effects on polymerase or proofreading activity. The DNA template used for mutagenesis contains the Pfu pol gene, cloned into pBluescript (pF72 clone described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,489,523). Point mutations are introduced using the QuikChange or the QuikChange Multi Site-Directed Mutagenesis Kit (Stratagene). With the QuikChange kit, point mutations are introduced using a pair of mutagenic primers (V93E, H, K, R, and N). With the QuikChange Multi kit, specific point mutations are introduced by incorporating one phosphorylated mutagenic primer or by selecting random mutants from a library of Pfu V93 variants, created by incorporating a degenerate codon (V93G and L). Clones are sequenced to identify the incorporated mutations.

[0314] Valine 93 in Pfu DNA polymerase was substituted with Glycine (G), asparagine (N), arginine [R], glutamic acid (E), histidine (H), and leucine (L) using the QuikChange primer sequences listed in FIG. 1.

[0315] Assessment of the activity of a mutant chimeric or non-chimeric Pfu DNA polymerase is done as follows.

[0316] Partially-purified Pfu mutant preparations (heat-treated bacterial extracts) were assayed for dUTP incorporation during PCR. In this example, a 2.3 kb fragment containing the Pfu pol gene was from plasmid DNA using PCR primers: (FPfuLIC) 5′-gACgACgACAAgATgATTTTAgATgTggAT-3′(SEQ ID NO: 1) and (RPfuLIC) 5′-ggAACAAgACCCgTCTAggATTTTTTAATg-3′ (SEQ ID NO: 2). Amplification reactions consisted of 1x cloned Pfu PCR buffer, 7 ng plasmid DNA, 100 ng of each primer, 2.5U of Pfu mutant (or wild type Pfu), and 200 μM each dGTP, dCTP, and dATP. To assess relative dUTP incorporation, various amounts of dUTP (0-400 μM) and/or TTP (0-200 μM) were added to the PCR reaction cocktail. The amplification reactions were cycled as described in example 6.

[0317] Results. Partially-purified preparations of the V93E and V93R chimeric or non-chimeric DNA polymerase mutants showed improved dUTP incorporation compared to wild type Pfu (FIG. 2a). Each mutant successfully amplified a 2.3 kb target in the presence of 200 μM dUTP (plus 200 μM each TTP, dATP, dCTP, dGTP). In contrast, extracts containing the V93R chimeric or non-chimeric Pfu V93N, V93G, V93H, and V93L mutants showed little-to-no amplification in the presence of 200 μM dUTP, similar to wild type Pfu (data not shown). Additional testing showed that the chimeric or non-chimeric Pfu V93R mutant extract amplified the 2.3 kb target in the presence of 100% dUTP (0% TTP)(FIG. 2b).

[0318] The invention further provides for a blend of two or more DNA polymerases comprising one or more chimeric DNA polymerase and one or more non-chimeric mutant archaeal DNA polymerases with a G387P mutant archaeal DNA polymerase with reduced DNA polymerization activity.

[0319] The invention further provides for a blend of two or more DNA polymerases comprising one or more chimeric DNA polymerase and one or more non-chimeric V93 mutant Pfu DNA polymerases with reduced uracil detection activity that contain one or more additional mutations that modulates one or more additional activities of V93 Pfu DNA polymerases, e.g., DNA polymerization activity or 3′-5′ exonuclease activity. In one embodiment, the non-chimeric V93 mutant Pfu DNA polymerase according to the invention contains one or more mutations that renders the DNA polymerase 3′-5′ exonuclease deficient. In another embodiment, the non-chimeric V93 mutant Pfu DNA polymerase according to the invention contains one or more mutations that reduce the DNA polymerization activity of the non-chimeric V93 Pfu DNA polymerase.

[0320] The invention further provides for a blend of two or more DNA polymerases comprising a one or more chimeric DNA polymerases and one or more non-chimeric V93 mutant Pfu DNA polymerases with reduced uracil detection activity that contain one or mutations that reduce DNA polymerization as disclosed in the pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/035,091 (Hogrefe, et al.; filed: Dec. 21, 2001); the pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/079,241 (Hogrefe, et al.; filed Feb. 20, 2002); the pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/208,508 (Hogrefe et al.; filed Jul. 30, 2002); and the pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/227,110 (Hogrefe et al.; filed Aug. 23, 2002), the contents of which are hereby incorporated in their entirety.

[0321] In one embodiment, the invention provides for a non-chimeric V93R/G387P, V93E/G387P, V93D/G387P, V93K/G387P or V93N/G387P double mutant Pfu DNA polymerase with reduced DNA polymerization activity and reduced uracil detection activity.

[0322] The invention further provides for non-chimeric V93R, V93E, V93D, V93K or V93N mutant Pfu DNA polymerases with reduced uracil detection activity containing one or mutations that reduce or eliminate 3′-5′ exonuclease activity as disclosed in the pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/698,341 (Sorge et al; filed Oct. 27, 2000).

[0323] In one embodiment, the invention provides for a non-chimeric V93R/D141A/E143A triple mutant Pfu DNA polymerase with reduced 3′-5′ exonuclease activity and reduced uracil detection activity.

[0324] The invention further provides for one or more non-chimeric Pfu DNA polymerase of the invention comprising any combination of one or more mutations that may increase or eliminate base analog detection activity of an archaeal DNA polymerase.

[0325] DNA polymerases containing additional mutations are generated by site directed mutagenesis using the DNA polymerases of the invention as a template DNA molecule, for example, the Pfu DNA polymerase or Pfu V93R cDNA, according to methods that are well known in the art and are described herein.

[0326] Methods used to generate non-chimeric Pfu DNA polymerases with reduced DNA polymerization activity of the invention are disclosed in the pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/035,091 (Hogrefe, et al.; filed: Dec. 21, 2001); the pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/079,241 (Hogrefe, et al.; filed Feb. 20, 2002); the pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/208,508 (Hogrefe et al.; filed Jul. 30, 2002); and the pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/227,110 (Hogrefe et al.; filed Aug. 23, 2002), the contents of which are hereby incorporated in their entirety.

[0327] Methods used to generate 3′-5′ exonuclease deficient JDF-3 DNA polymerases including the D141A and E143A mutations are disclosed in the pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/698,341 (Sorge et al; filed Oct. 27, 2000). A person skilled in the art in possession of the teachings of the pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/698,341 (Sorge et at; filed Oct. 27, 2000) would have no difficulty introducing both the corresponding D141A and E143A mutations or other 3′-5′ exonuclease mutations into a DNA polymerase of the invention including for example, the non-chimeric V93 Pfu DNA polymerase cDNA, as disclosed in the pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/698,341, using established site-directed mutagenesis methodology.

[0328] Three 3′ to 5′ exonuclease motifs have been identified, and mutations in these regions have also been shown to abolish 3′ to 5′ exonuclease activity in Klenow, Φ29, T4, T7, and Vent DNA polymerases, yeast Pot α, Pot β, and Pot γ, and Bacillus subtilis Pot III (reviewed in Derbeyshire et al., 1995, Methods. Enzymol. 262:363) all of which can be used as the non chimeric DNA polymerase component in the blend of the invention disclosed herein. Methods for preparing additional non-chimeric DNA polymerase mutants, with reduced or abolished 3′ to 5′ exonuclease activity, are well known in the art.

[0329] Commercially-available enzymes that lack both 5′ to 3′ and 3′ to 5′ exonuclease activities include Sequenase (exo⁻ T7; USB), Pfu exo⁻ (Stratagene), exo⁻ Vent (New England BioLabs), exo⁻ DeepVent (New England BioLabs), exo⁻ Klenow fragment (Stratagene), Bst (Bio-Rad), Isotherm (Epicentre), Ladderman (Panvera), KlenTaq1 (Ab Peptides), Stoffel fragment (Perkin-Elmer), ThermoSequenase (USB), and TaqFS (Hoffman-LaRoche), any one of which may be used as the non chimeric DNA polymerase component in the blend of the invention disclosed herein.

[0330] In accordance with the invention, in addition to the mutations described above, one or more additional mutations or modifications (or combinations thereof) may be made to the polymerases of interest. Mutations or modifications of particular interest include those modifications of mutations which (1) eliminate or reduce 5′ to 3′ exonuclease activity; and (2) reduce discrimination of dideoxynucleotides (that is, increase incorporation of dideoxynucleotides). The 5′-3′ exonuclease activity of the polymerases can be reduced or eliminated by mutating the polymerase gene or by deleting the 5′ to 3′ exonuclease domain. Such mutations include point mutations, frame shift mutations, deletions, and insertions. Preferably, the region of the gene encoding an DNA polymerase activity is deleted using techniques well known in the art. For example, any one of six conserved amino acids that are associated with the 5′-3′ exonuclease activity can be mutated. Examples of these conserved amino acids with respect to Taq DNA polymerase include Asp¹⁸, Glu¹¹⁷, Asp¹¹⁹, Asp¹²⁰, Asp¹⁴², and Asp¹⁴⁴.

[0331] Polymerase mutants can also be made to render the polymerase non-discriminating against non-natural nucleotides such as dideoxynucleotides (see U,S, Pat. No. 5,614, 365), Changes within the O-helix, such as other point mutations, deletions, and insertions, can be made to render the polymerase non-discriminating. By way of example, one Tne DNA polymerase mutant having this property substitutes a non-natural amino acid such as Tyr for Phe730 in the O-helix.

[0332] Typically, the 5′-3′ exonuclease activity, 3′ to 5′ exonuclease activity, discriminatory activity and fidelity can be affected by substitution of amino acids typically which have different properties. For example, an acidic amino acid such as Asp may be changed to a basic, neutral or polar but uncharged amino acid such as Lys, Arg, His (basic); Ala, Val, Leu, Ile, Pro, Met, Phe, Trp (neutral); or Gly, Ser, Thr, Cys, Tyr, Asn or Gln (polar but uncharged).Glu may be changed to Asp, Ala, Val Leu, Ile, Pro, Met, Phe, Trp, Gly, Ser, Thr, Cys, Tyr, Asn or Gln.

[0333] Preferably, oligonucleotide directed mutagenesis is used to create the mutant polymerases which allows for all possible classes of base pair changes at any determined site along the encoding DNA molecule. In general, this technique involves annealing a oligonucleotide complementary (except for one or more mismatches) to a single stranded nucleotide sequence coding for the DNA polymerase of interest. The mismatched oligonucleotide is then extended by DNA polymerase, generating a double stranded DNA molecule which contains the desired change in sequence on one strand. The changes in sequence can of course result in the deletion, substitution, or insertion of an amino acid. The double stranded polynucleotide can then be inserted into an appropriate expression vector, and a mutant polypeptide can thus be produced. The above-described oligonucleotide directed mutagenesis can of course be carried out via PCR.

[0334] In one embodiment, the non-chimeric mutant Pfu DNA polymerases are expressed and purified as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,489,523, hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.

[0335] III. Preparing Mutant Chimeric DNA Polymerases

[0336] The chimeric DNA polymerase of the invention is a DNA polymerase fusion polypeptide having at least two polypeptides covalently linked, in which one polypeptide comes from one protein sequence or domain and the other polypeptide comes from another protein sequence or domain. According to the invention, at least one of the domains of the chimeric DNA polymerase originates from a DNA polymerase of the invention. The polypeptides can be linked either directly or via a covalent linker, e.g., an amino acid linker, such as a polyglycine linker, or another type of chemical linker, e.g., a carbohydrate linker, a lipid linker, a fatty acid linker, a polyether linker, e.g., PEG, etc. (See, e.g., Hermanson, Bioconjugate techniques (1996)). The polypeptides forming the fusion polypeptide are typically linked C-terminus to N-terminus, although they can also be linked C-terminus to C-terminus, N-terminus to N-terminus, or N-terminus to C-terminus. One or more polypeptide domains may be inserted at an internal location within a DNA polymerase of the invention. The polypeptides of the fusion protein can be in any order. The term “fusion polypeptide” or “chimera” also refers to conservatively modified variants, polymorphic variants, alleles, mutant, subsequences and interspecies homologues of the polypeptides that make up the fusion protein. Fusion proteins may be produced by covalently linking a chain of amino acids from one protein sequence to a chain of amino acids from another protein sequence, e.g., by preparing a recombinant polynucleotide contiguously encoding the fusion protein. Fusion proteins can comprise 2, 3, 4 or more different chains of amino acids from the same or different species. The different chains of amino acids in-a fusion protein may be directly spliced together or may be indirectly spliced together via a chemical linking group or an amino acid linking group, which can be about 200 amino acids or more in length, with 1 to 100 amino acids being typical. In some embodiments, proline residues are incorporated into the linker to prevent the formation of significant secondary structural elements by the linker. Linkers can often be flexible amino acid subsequences that are synthesized as part of a recombinant fusion protein. Such flexible linkers are known to persons of skill in the art.

[0337] In a preferred embodiment, the chimeric DNA polymerase, useful according to the invention, is a thermostable DNA polymerase with reduced DNA polymerization activity or with reduced uracil detection activity. In addition, the chimeric DNA polymerase of the invention may or may not have 3′-5′ exonuclease activity.

[0338] In one embodiment, the chimeric component fused to the DNA polymerase is any non-native protein or protein domain fused to the DNA polymerase at the N- or C-terminus or at any internal position. The chimeric contribution to the activity of the DNA polymerase includes, but is not limited to, an increase in one or more of the following DNA polymerase activities: processivity, DNA binding, strand displacement activity, polymerase activity, nucleotide binding and recognition, proofreading, fidelity, and salt resistance and/or decreased DNA polymerase activity at room temperature.

[0339] A chimeric polymerase can be prepared by molecular biology techniques for preparing fusion proteins well known in the art.

[0340] Using techniques well known in the art (Sambrook et al., (1989) in: Molecular Cloning, A Laboratory Manual (2nd Ed.), Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.), a protein domain of a DNA polymerase can be substituted with a domain from another polymerase which has the desired activity. Methods of preparing a chimeric DNA polymerases of the invention are also described in WO 01/92501 A1 and Pavlov et al., 2002, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 99:13510-13515, which are herein incorporated in its entirety.

[0341] In one embodiment, the chimeric DNA polymerase of the invention comprises a protein domain of one wild type DNA polymerase of the invention that is fused to a protein domain of a different DNA polymerase of the invention containing one or more mutations.

[0342] In another preferred embodiment, the chimeric DNA polymerase of the invention comprises all of or a part of Pfu or Taq DNA polymerase.

[0343] In one embodiment, the chimeric DNA polymerase of the invention comprises a Pfu DNA polymerase, or part thereof, having reduced DNA polymerization as disclosed in the pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/035,091 (Hogrefe, et al.; filed: Dec. 21, 2001); the pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/079,241 (Hogrefe, et al.; filed Feb. 20, 2002); the pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/208,508 (Hogrefe et al.; filed Jul. 30, 2002); and the pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/227,110 (Hogrefe et al.; filed Aug. 23, 2002), the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.

[0344] In one embodiment, the chimeric DNA polymerase of the invention comprises a Pfu DNA polymerase, or part thereof, having one or mutations that reduce base analog detection activity as disclosed in the pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/280,962 (Hogrefe, et al.; filed: Oct. 25, 2002) and the pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/298,680 (Hogrefe et al.; filed Nov. 18, 2002), the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.

[0345] In one embodiment, the chimeric DNA polymerase of the invention comprises a protein domain of one mutant DNA polymerase of the invention that is fused to a protein domain of a different DNA polymerase of the invention containing one or more mutations.

[0346] In one embodiment, the chimeric DNA polymerase of the invention comprises a protein domain of one DNA polymerase that replaces an analogous protein domain within another DNA polymerase of the invention. As used herein, two protein domains are said to be “analogous” if they share in common a domain that confers at least one DNA polymerase activity such as processivity, DNA binding, strand displacement activity, nucleotide binding and recognition, proofreading, e.g. 3′-5′ exonuclease activity, fidelity, e.g. 5′-3′ exonuclease activity, or salt resistance.

[0347] In one embodiment, the chimeric DNA polymerase of the invention comprises the helix-hairpin-helix DNA binding motifs from DNA topoisomerase V that increases processivity, salt resistance and thermostability as described in Pavlov et al., 2002, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci USA, 99:13510-13515.

[0348] In another embodiment, the chimeric DNA polymerase of the invention comprises the thioredoxin binding domain that enhances the processivity of the chimeric DNA polymerase as described in WO 97/29209.

[0349] In another embodiment, the chimeric DNA polymerase of the invention comprises the archaeal PCNA binding domain fused to Taq DNA polymerase or a related eubacterial DNA polymerase. Addition of PCNA to the PCR reaction containing the PCNA binding domain-Taq DNA polymerase chimera results in enhanced processivity of the chimeric DNA polymerase and higher yields of PCR amplified DNA (Motz, M., et al., J. Biol. Chem. 2002 May 3; 277 (18); 16179-88).

[0350] In another embodiment, the chimeric DNA polymerase of the invention comprises the sequence non-specific DNA binding protein Sso7d or Sac7d from (for example, from Sulfolobus sulfataricus fused to a DNA polymerase of the invention. The fusion of the DNA binding protein Sso7d or Sac7d to chimeric DNA polymerases of the invention, such as Pfu or Taq DNA polymerase, greatly enhances the processivity of these DNA polymerases as disclosed in WO 01/92501 A1 which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.

[0351] The invention contemplates chimeras wherein any of the HhH domains known in the art (see Belova et al., 2001, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 98:6015 and FIG. 9) are fused to any of the wildtype or mutant DNA polymerases included herein. The HhH can be fused directly to the N or C terminus or at any internal site of any of the wildtype or mutant DNA polymerases included herein. One of more (for example the H-L or E-L) HhH domains can be used to create a chimera.

[0352] In another embodiment, the chimeric DNA polymerase of the invention comprises a Pfu DNA polymerase, or part thereof, having reduced 3′-5′ exonuclease activity. Methods used to generate 3′-5′ exonuclease deficient JDF-3 DNA polymerases including the D141A and E143A mutations are disclosed in the pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/698,341 (Sorge et al; filed Oct. 27, 2000), the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety. A person skilled in the art in possession of the teachings of the pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/698,341 (Sorge et al; filed Oct. 27, 2000) would have no difficulty introducing both the corresponding D141A and E143A mutations or other 3′-5′ exonuclease mutations into anyone of the chimeric DNA polymerases of the invention i.e. a chimeric DNA polymerase with reduced base analog detection activity or reduced DNA polymerization activity as disclosed herein.

[0353] In another embodiment, the chimeric DNA polymerase of the invention comprises a DNA polymerase, or part thereof, that lacks both 5′ to 3′ and 3′ to 5′ exonuclease activities including, but not limited to, Sequenase (exo⁻ T7; USB), Pfu exo⁻ (Stratagene), exo⁻ Vent (New England BioLabs), exo⁻ DeepVent (New England BioLabs), exo⁻ Klenow fragment (Stratagene), Bst (Bio-Rad), Isotherm (Epicentre), Ladderman (Panvera), KlenTaql (Ab Peptides), Stoffel fragment (Perkin-Elmer), ThermoSequenase (USB), and TaqFS (Hoffman-LaRoche), any one of which may be used as the chimeric DNA polymerase component in the blend of the invention disclosed herein.

[0354] In another embodiment, the chimeric DNA polymerase of the invention comprises a thermostable DNA polymerase, or part thereof, that has enhanced 3′ to 5′ exonuclease activity that confers enhanced fidelity to the chimeric DNA polymerase of the invention as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,795,762, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.

[0355] IV. Expression of Wild-Type or Mutant Enzymes According to the Invention

[0356] Methods known in the art may be applied to express and isolate DNA polymerases of the invention. Many bacterial expression vectors contain sequence elements or combinations of sequence elements allowing high level inducible expression of the protein encoded by a foreign sequence. For example, as mentioned above, bacteria expressing an integrated inducible form of the T7 RNA polymerase gene may be transformed with an expression vector bearing a mutated DNA polymerase gene linked to the T7 promoter. Induction of the T7 RNA polymerase by addition of an appropriate inducer, for example, isopropyl-β-D-thiogalactopyranoside (IPTG) for a lac-inducible promoter, induces the high level expression of the mutated gene from the T7 promoter.

[0357] Appropriate host strains of bacteria may be selected from those available in the art by one of skill in the art. As a non-limiting example, E. coli strain BL-21 is commonly used for expression of exogenous proteins since it is protease deficient relative to other strains of E. coli. BL-21 strains bearing an inducible T7 RNA polymerase gene include WJ56 and ER2566 (Gardner & Jack, 1999, supra). For situations in which codon usage for the particular polymerase gene differs from that normally seen in E. coli genes, there are strains of BL-21 that are modified to carry tRNA genes encoding tRNAs with rarer anticodons (for example, argu, ileY, leuW, and proL tRNA genes), allowing high efficiency expression of cloned protein genes, for example, cloned archaeal enzyme genes (several BL21-CODON PLUSTM cell strains carrying rare-codon tRNAs are available from Stratagene, for example).

[0358] There are many methods known to those of skill in the art that are suitable for the purification of a DNA polymerase of the invention. For example, the method of Lawyer et al. (1993, PCR Meth. & App. 2: 275) is well suited for the isolation of DNA polymerases expressed in E. coli, as it was designed originally for the isolation of Taq polymerase. Alternatively, the method of Kong et al. (1993, J. Biol. Chem. 268: 1965, incorporated herein by reference) may be used, which employs a heat denaturation step to destroy host proteins, and two column purification steps (over DEAE-Sepharose and heparin-Sepharose columns) to isolate highly active and approximately 80% pure DNA polymerase. Further, DNA polymerases may be isolated by an ammonium sulfate fractionation, followed by Q Sepharose and DNA cellulose columns, or by adsorption of contaminants on a HiTrap Q column, followed by gradient elution from a HiTrap heparin column.

[0359] V. Blends of Non Chimeric and Chimeric DNA Polymerases

[0360] A chimeric DNA polymerase blend formulation, according to the invention, can include at least one chimeric DNA polymerase and: (1) a proofreading or a non-proofreading non-chimeric DNA polymerase; or (2) a proofreading plus non-proofreading, non-proofreading plus non-proofreading or a proofreading plus proofreading non-chimeric DNA polymerase blend, e.g., Pfu, Taq, Pfu/Taq, Pfu/exo-Pfu, Taqlexo-Pfu, Pfu/JDF3, or any of these combinations with pol-Pfu (Pfu G387P). The ratio of DNA polymerase enzymes in a “blend” comprising one chimeric and one non-chimeric polymerase is in the range of 1:1-1:5-5:1, or 1:1-1:10-10:1, or 1:1-1:25-25:1 or 1:1-1:100-100:1. For embodiments wherein a “blend” comprises one chimeric DNA polymerase and two non-chimeric polymerases the ratio of the first non-chimeric DNA polymerase to the second non-chimeric DNA polymerase is in the range of 1:1-1:5-5:1, or 1:1-1:10-10:1, or 1:1-1:25-25:1 or 1:1-1:100-100:1. The formulation of the invention has no limitations on the ratios of the individual components.

[0361] In one embodiment, the blend formulation of the invention is 2.5U Pfu/0.25U chimeric Pfu.

[0362] The wild type DNA polymerase that is blended with the DNA polymerase chimera can be any native or cloned DNA polymerase having native levels of polymerase activity and proofreading activity and preferably is thermostable such as Pfu or Taq. The chimeric DNA polymerase and wt DNA polymerase are blended in the ratio range described above and can be mixed with any replication accessory factor or PCR enhancing additives, e.g., Pfu dUTPase (PEF), PCNA, RPA, ssb, antibodies, DMSO, betaine, or 3′-5′ exonuclease (e.g., Pfu G387P).

[0363] The mutant DNA polymerase that is blended with the DNA polymerase chimera of the invention is any DNA polymerase having introduced mutations and/or truncations that generates a DNA polymerase with an activity that is distinct from a wild type DNA polymerase. The mutant could have any amount of polymerase and/or proofreading activity. Specific examples of useful mutations or truncations include, but are not limited to, V93R,K,E, or D in Pfu DNA polymerase, which confer uracil insensitivity, D141A/E1 43A in Pfu DNA polymerase, which eliminates 3′-5′ exonuclease activity, and the N-terminal truncation of Taq that eliminates 5′-3′ exonuclease activity (KlenTaq).

[0364] The invention further provides for mutant V93R, V93E, V93D, V93K or V93N non-chimeric Pfu DNA polymerases that contain one or more additional mutations with improved reverse transcriptase activity.

[0365] The invention provides for a blend wherein the ratio of chimeric DNA polymerase to non-chimeric DNA polymerase is in the ratio range of 1:1-1:5-5:1, or 1:1-1:10-10:1, or 1:1-1:25-25:1 or 1:1-1:100-100: 1. The invention contemplates a blend comprising a mixture of a chimeric DNA polymerase and more than one non-chimeric DNA polymerase. For a blend comprising a chimeric DNA polymerase in combination with two non-chimeric DNA polymerases, the ratio range of the first non-chimeric DNA polymerases to the second non-chimeric DNA polymerase is 1:1-1:5-5:1, or 1:1-1:10-10:1, or 1:1-1:25-25:1 or 1:1-1:100-100:1.

[0366] VI. Applications of the Subject Invention

[0367] In one aspect, the invention provides a method for DNA synthesis using the compositions of the subject invention. Typically, synthesis of a polynucleotide requires a synthesis primer, a synthesis template, polynucleotide precursors for incorporation into the newly synthesized polynucleotide, (e.g. dATP, dCTP, dGTP, dTTP), and the like. Detailed methods for carrying out polynucleotide synthesis are well known to the person of ordinary skill in the art and can be found, for example, in Molecular Cloning second edition, Sambrook et al., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. (1989).

[0368] A. Application in Amplification Reactions

[0369] “Polymerase chain reaction” or “PCR” refers to an in vitro method for amplifying a specific polynucleotide template sequence. The technique of PCR is described in numerous publications, including, PCR: A Practical Approach, M. J. McPherson, et al., IRL Press (1991), PCR Protocols: A Guide to Methods and Applications, by Innis, et al., Academic Press (1990), and PCR Technology: Principals and Applications for DNA Amplification, H. A. Erlich, Stockton Press (1989). PCR is also described in many U.S. Patents, including U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,683,195; 4,683,202; 4,800,159; 4,965,188; 4,889,818; 5,075,216; 5,079,352; 5,104,792; 5,023,171; 5,091,310; and 5,066,584, each of which is herein incorporated by reference.

[0370] For ease of understanding the advantages provided by the present invention, a summary of PCR is provided. The PCR reaction involves a repetitive series of temperature cycles and is typically performed in a volume of 50-100 μl. The reaction mix comprises dNTPs (each of the four deoxynucleotides dATP, dCTP, dGTP, and dTTP), primers, buffers, DNA polymerase, and polynucleotide template. PCR requires two primers that hybridize with the double-stranded target polynucleotide sequence to be amplified. In PCR, this double-stranded target sequence is denatured and one primer is annealed to each strand of the denatured target. The primers anneal to the target polynucleotide at sites removed from one another and in orientations such that the extension product of one primer, when separated from its complement, can hybridize to the other primer. Once a given primer hybridizes to the target sequence, the primer is extended by the action of a DNA polymerase. The extension product is then denatured from the target sequence, and the process is repeated.

[0371] In successive cycles of this process, the extension products produced in earlier cycles serve as templates for DNA synthesis. Beginning in the second cycle, the product of amplification begins to accumulate at a logarithmic rate. The amplification product is a discrete double-stranded DNA molecule comprising: a first strand which contains the sequence of the first primer, eventually followed by the sequence complementary to the second primer, and a second strand which is complementary to the first strand.

[0372] Due to the enormous amplification possible with the PCR process, small levels of DNA carryover from samples with high DNA levels, positive control templates or from previous amplifications can result in PCR product, even in the absence of purposefully added template DNA. If possible, all reaction mixes are set up in an area separate from PCR product analysis and sample preparation. The use of dedicated or disposable vessels, solutions, and pipettes (preferably positive displacement pipettes) for RNA/DNA preparation, reaction mixing, and sample analysis will minimize cross contamination. See also Higuchi and Kwok, 1989, Nature, 339:237-238 and Kwok, and Orrego, in: Innis et al. eds., 1990, PCR Protocols: A Guide to Methods and Applications, Academic Press, Inc., San Diego, Calif., which are incorporated herein by reference.

[0373] The enzymes provided herein are also useful for dUTP/UNG cleanup methods that require PCR enzymes that incorporate dUTP (Longo et al., Supra).

[0374] 1. Thermostable Enzymes

[0375] For PCR amplifications, the enzymes used in the invention are preferably thermostable. As used herein, “thermostable” refers to an enzyme which is stable to heat, is heat resistant, and functions at high temperatures, e.g., 50 to 90° C. The thermostable enzyme according to the present invention must satisfy a single criterion to be effective for the amplification reaction, i.e., the enzyme must not become irreversibly denatured (inactivated) when subjected to the elevated temperatures for the time necessary to effect denaturation of double-stranded polynucleotides. By “irreversible denaturation” as used in this connection, is meant a process bringing a permanent and complete loss of enzymatic activity. The heating conditions necessary for denaturation will depend, e.g., on the buffer salt concentration and the length and nucleotide composition of the polynucleotides being denatured, but typically range from 85° C., for shorter polynucleotides, to 105° C. for a time depending mainly on the temperature and the polynucleotide length, typically from 0.25 minutes for shorter polynucleotides, to 4.0 minutes for longer pieces of DNA. Higher temperatures may be tolerated as the buffer salt concentration and/or GC composition of the polynucleotide is increased. Preferably, the enzyme will not become irreversibly denatured at 90 to 1 00° C. An enzyme that does not become irreversibly denatured, according to the invention, retains at least 10%, or at least 25%, or at least 50% or more function or activity during the amplification reaction.

[0376] 2. PCR Reaction Mixture

[0377] In addition to the subject enzyme mixture, one of average skill in the art may also employ other PCR parameters to increase the fidelity of synthesis/amplification reaction. It has been reported PCR fidelity may be affected by factors such as changes in dNTP concentration, units of enzyme used per reaction, pH, and the ratio of Mg²⁺ to dNTPs present in the reaction (Mattila et al., 1991, supra).

[0378] Mg²⁺ concentration affects the annealing of the oligonucleotide primers to the template DNA by stabilizing the primer-template interaction, it also stabilizes the replication complex of polymerase with template-primer. It can therefore also increase non-specific annealing and produce undesirable PCR products (gives multiple bands in gel). When non-specific amplification occurs, Mg²⁺ may need to be lowered or EDTA can be added to chelate Mg²⁺ to increase the accuracy and specificity of the amplification.

[0379] Other divalent cations such as Mn²⁺, or Co²⁺ can also affect DNA polymerization. Suitable cations for each DNA polymerase are known in the art (e.g., in DNA Replication 2^(nd) edition, supra). Divalent cation is supplied in the form of a salt such MgCl₂, Mg(OAc)₂, MgSO₄, MnCl₂, Mn(OAc)₂, or MnSO₄. Usable cation concentrations in a Tris-HCl buffer are for MnCl₂ from 0.5 to 7 mM, preferably, between 0.5 and 2 mM, and for MgCl₂ from 0.5 to 10 mM. Usable cation concentrations in a Bicine/KOAc buffer are from 1 to 20 mM for Mn(OAc)₂, preferably between 2 and 5 mM.

[0380] Monovalent cation required by DNA polymerase may be supplied by the potassium, sodium, ammonium, or lithium salts of either chloride or acetate. For KCl, the concentration is between 1 and 200 mM, preferably the concentration is between 40 and 100 mM, although the optimum concentration may vary depending on the polymerase used in the reaction.

[0381] Deoxyribonucleotide triphosphates (dNTPs) are added as solutions of the salts of dATP, dCTP, dGTP, dUTP, and dTTP, such as disodium or lithium salts. In the present methods, a final concentration in the range of 1 μM to 2 mM each is suitable, and 100-600 μM is preferable, although the optimal concentration of the nucleotides may vary in the PCR reaction depending on the total dNTP and divalent metal ion concentration, and on the buffer, salts, particular primers, and template. For longer products, i.e., greater than 1500 bp, 500 μM each dNTP may be preferred when using a Tris-HCl buffer.

[0382] dNTPs chelate divalent cations, therefore amount of divalent cations used may need to be changed according to the dNTP concentration in the reaction. Excessive amount of dNTPs (e.g., larger than 1.5 mM) can increase the error rate and possibly inhibit DNA polymerases. Lowering the dNTP (e.g., to 10-50 μM) may therefore reduce error rate. PCR reaction for amplifying larger size template may need more dNTPs.

[0383] One suitable buffering agent is Tris-HCl, preferably pH 8.3, although the pH may be in the range 8.0-8.8. The Tris-HCl concentration is from 5-250 mM, although 10-100 mM is most preferred. A preferred buffering agent is Bicine-KOH, preferably pH 8.3, although pH may be in the range 7.8-8.7. Bicine acts both as a pH buffer and as a metal buffer. Tricine may also be used.

[0384] PCR is a very powerful tool for DNA amplification and therefore very little template DNA is needed. However, in some embodiments, to reduce the likelihood of error, a higher DNA concentration may be used, though too many templates may increase the amount of contaminants and reduce efficiency.

[0385] Usually, up to 3 μM of primers may be used, but high primer to template ratio can results in non-specific amplification and primer-dimer formation. Therefore it is usually necessary to check primer sequences to avoid primer-dimer formation.

[0386] The invention provides for Pfu V93R, V93E, V93K, V93D, or V93N non chimeric or chimeric DNA polymerases with reduced uracil detection activity that enhance PCR of GC rich DNA templates by minimizing the effect of cytosine deamination in the template and by allowing the use of higher denaturation times and denaturation temperatures.

[0387] 3. Cycling Parameters

[0388] Denaturation time may be increased if template GC content is high. Higher annealing temperature may be needed for primers with high GC content or longer primers. Gradient PCR is a useful way of determining the annealing temperature. Extension time should be extended for larger PCR product amplifications. However, extension time may need to be reduced whenever possible to limit damage to enzyme.

[0389] The number of cycle can be increased if the number of template DNA is very low, and decreased if high amount of template DNA is used.

[0390] 4. PCR Enhancing Factors and Additives

[0391] PCR enhancing factors may also be used to improve efficiency of the amplification. As used herein, a “PCR enhancing factor” or a “Polymerase Enhancing Factor” (PEF) refers to a complex or protein possessing polynucleotide polymerase enhancing activity (Hogrefe et al., 1997, Strategies 10::93-96; and U.S. Pat. No. 6,183,997, both of which are hereby incorporated by references). For Pfu DNA polymerase, PEF comprises either P45 in native form (as a complex of P50 and P45) or as a recombinant protein. In the native complex of Pfu P50 and P45, only P45 exhibits PCR enhancing activity. The P50 protein is similar in structure to a bacterial flavoprotein. The P45 protein is similar in structure to dCTP deaminase and dUTPase, but it functions only as a dUTPase converting dUTP to dUMP and pyrophosphate. PEF, according to the present invention, can also be selected from the group consisting of: an isolated or purified naturally occurring polymerase enhancing protein obtained from an archeabacteria source (e.g., Pyrococcus furiosus); a wholly or partially synthetic protein having the same amino acid sequence as Pfu P45, or analogs thereof possessing polymerase enhancing activity; polymerase-enhancing mixtures of one or more of said naturally occurring or wholly or partially synthetic proteins; polymerase-enhancing protein complexes of one or more of said naturally occurring or wholly or partially synthetic proteins; or polymerase-enhancing partially purified cell extracts containing one or more of said naturally occurring proteins (U.S. Pat. No. 6,183,997, supra). The PCR enhancing activity of PEF is defined by means well known in the art. The unit definition for PEF is based on the dUTPase activity of PEF (P45), which is determined by monitoring the production of pyrophosphate (PPi) from dUTP. For example, PEF is incubated with dUTP (10 mM dUTP in 1x cloned Pfu PCR buffer) during which time PEF hydrolyzes dUTP to dUMP and PPi. The amount of PPi formed is quantitated using a coupled enzymatic assay system that is commercially available from Sigma (#P7275). One unit of activity is functionally defined as 4.0 nmole of PPi formed per hour (at 85° C.).

[0392] Other PCR additives may also affect the accuracy and specificity of PCR reactions. EDTA less than 0.5 mM may be present in the amplification reaction mix. Detergents such as Tween-20m and Nonidet™ P-40 are present in the enzyme dilution buffers. A final concentration of non-ionic detergent approximately 0.1% or less is appropriate, however, 0.01-0.05% is preferred and will not interfere with polymerase activity. Similarly, glycerol is often present in enzyme preparations and is generally diluted to a concentration of 1-20% in the reaction mix. Glycerol (5-10%), formamide (1-5%) or DMSO (2-10%) can be added in PCR for template DNA with high GC content or long length (e.g., >1 kb). These additives change the Tm (melting temperature) of primer-template hybridization reaction and the thermostability of polymerase enzyme. BSA (up to 0.8 μg/μl) can improve efficiency of PCR reaction. Betaine (0.5-2M) is also useful for PCR over high GC content and long fragments of DNA. Tetramethylammonium chloride (TMAC, >50 mM), Tetraethylammonium chloride (TEAC), and Trimethlamine N-oxide (TMANO) may also be used. Test PCR reactions may be performed to determine optimum concentration of each additive mentioned above.

[0393] The invention provides for additive including, but not limited to antibodies (for hot start PCR) and ssb (single strand DNA binding protein; higher specificity). The invention also contemplates mutant archael DNA polymerases in combination with accessory factors, for example as described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,333,158, and WO 01/09347 A2, hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.

[0394] Various specific PCR amplification applications are available in the art (for reviews, see for example, Erlich, 1999, Rev Immunogenet., 1: 127-34; Prediger 2001, Methods Mol. Biol. 160:49-63; Jurecic et al., 2000, Curr. Opin. Microbiol. 3:316-21; Triglia, 2000, Methods Mol. Biol. 130:79-83; MaClelland et al., 1994, PCR Methods Appl. 4:S66-81; Abramson and Myers, 1993, Current Opinion in Biotechnology 4:41-47; each of which is incorporated herein by references).

[0395] The subject invention can be used in PCR applications including, but not limited to, i) hot-start PCR which reduces non-specific amplification; ii) touch-down PCR which starts at high annealing temperature, then decreases annealing temperature in steps to reduce non-specific PCR product; iii) nested PCR which synthesizes more reliable product using an outer set of primers and an inner set of primers; iv) inverse PCR for amplification of regions flanking a known sequence. In this method, DNA is digested, the desired fragment is circularized by ligation, then PCR using primer complementary to the known sequence extending outwards; v) AP-PCR (arbitrary primed)/RAPD (random amplified polymorphic DNA). These methods create genomic fingerprints from species with little-known target sequences by amplifying using arbitrary oligonucleotides; vi) RT-PCR which uses RNA-directed DNA polymerase (e.g., reverse transcriptase) to synthesize cDNAs which is then used for PCR. This method is extremely sensitive for detecting the expression of a specific sequence in a tissue or cells. It may also be used to quantify mRNA transcripts; vii) RACE (rapid amplification of cDNA ends). This is used where information about DNA/protein sequence is limited. The method amplifies 3′ or 5′ ends of cDNAs generating fragments of cDNA with only one specific primer each (plus one adaptor primer). Overlapping RACE products can then be combined to produce full length cDNA; viii) DD-PCR (differential display PCR) which is used to identify differentially expressed genes in different tissues. First step in DD-PCR involves RT-PCR, then amplification is performed using short, intentionally nonspecific primers; ix) Multiplex-PCR in which two or more unique targets of DNA sequences in the same specimen are amplified simultaneously. One DNA sequence can be used as a control to verify the quality of PCR; x) Q/C-PCR (Quantitative comparative) which uses an internal control DNA sequence (but of a different size) which competes with the target DNA (competitive PCR) for the same set of primers; xi) Recusive PCR which is used to synthesize genes. Oligonucleotides used in this method are complementary to stretches of a gene (>80 bases), alternately to the sense and to the antisense strands with ends overlapping (˜20 bases); xii) Asymmetric PCR; xiii) In Situ PCR; xiv) Site-directed PCR Mutagenesis.

[0396] It should be understood that this invention is not limited to any particular amplification system. As other systems are developed, those systems may benefit by practice of this invention.

[0397] B. Application in Direct Cloning of PCR Amplified Product

[0398] It is understood that the amplified product produced using the subject enzyme can be cloned by any method known in the art. In one embodiment, the invention provides a composition which allows direct cloning of PCR amplified product.

[0399] The most common method for cloning PCR products involves incorporation of flanking restriction sites onto the ends of primer molecules. The PCR cycling is carried out and the amplified DNA is then purified, restricted with an appropriate endonuclease(s) and ligated to a compatible vector preparation.

[0400] A method for directly cloning PCR products eliminates the need for preparing primers having restriction recognition sequences and it would eliminate the need for a restriction step to prepare the PCR product for cloning. Additionally, such method would preferably allow cloning PCR products directly without an intervening purification step.

[0401] U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,827,657 and 5,487,993 (hereby incorporated by their entirety) disclose methods for direct cloning of PCR products using a DNA polymerase which takes advantage of the single 3′-deoxy-adenosine monophosphate (dAMP) residues attached to the 3′ termini of PCR generated nucleic acids. Vectors are prepared with recognition sequences that afford single 3′-terminal deoxy-thymidine monophosphate (dTMP) residues upon reaction with a suitable restriction enzyme. Thus, PCR generated copies of genes can be directly cloned into the vectors without need for preparing primers having suitable restriction sites therein.

[0402] Taq DNA polymerase exhibits terminal transferase activity that adds a single dATP to the 3′ ends of PCR products in the absence of template. This activity is the basis for the TA cloning method in which PCR products amplified with Taq are directly ligated into vectors containing single 3′dT overhangs. Pfu DNA polymerase, on the other hand, lacks terminal transferase activity, and thus produces blunt-ended PCR products that are efficiently cloned into blunt-ended vectors. The invention also encompasses an Easy A composition that contains a blend of Taq (5U/ul), recombinant PEF (4U/ul), and Pfu G387P(40 ng/ul) as disclosed in the pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/035,091 (Hogrefe, et al.; filed: Dec. 21, 2001); the pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/079,241 (Hogrefe, et al.; filed Feb. 20, 2002); the pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/208,508 (Hogrefe et al.; filed Jul. 30, 2002); and the pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/227,110 (Hogrefe et al.; filed Aug. 23, 2002), the contents of which are hereby incorporated in their entirety. With cloned archaeal DNA polymerase with reduced base analog detection activity at 2.5U/ul i.e. ˜20-50 ng per ul, the ratio of Taq:Pfu is preferably 1:1 or more preferably 2:1 or more.

[0403] In one embodiment, the invention provides for a PCR product, generated in the presence of a mutant DNA polymerase with reduced uracil detection activity, that is subsequently incubated with Taq DNA polymerase in the presence of DATP at 72° C. for 15-30 minutes. Addition of 3′-dAMP to the ends of the amplified DNA product then permits cloning into TA cloning vectors according to methods that are well known to a person skilled in the art.

[0404] C. Application in DNA Sequencing

[0405] The invention further provides for dideoxynucleotide DNA sequencing methods using thermostable DNA polymerases having a reduced base analog detection activity to catalyze the primer extension reactions. Methods for dideoxynucleotide DNA sequencing are well known in the art and are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,075,216, 4,795,699 and 5,885,813, the contents of which are hereby incorporated in their entirety. The invention encompasses exo-Pfu (for example D141A/E143A double mutant) or the JDF3 P410L/A485T mutant with reduced ddNTP discrimination.

[0406] D. Application in Mutagenesis

[0407] The DNA polymerase blends of the invention also provide enhanced efficacy for PCR-based or linear amplification-based mutagenesis. The invention therefore provides for blends of chimeric and non-chimeric polymerases for site-directed mutagenesis and their incorporation into commercially available kits, for example, QuikChange Site-directed Mutagenesis, QuikChange Multi-Site-Directed Mutagenesis (Stratagene). Site-directed mutagenesis methods and reagents are disclosed in the pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/198,449 (Hogrefe et al.; filed Jul. 18, 2002), the contents of which are hereby incorporated in its entirety. The invention also encompasses Mutazyme (exo⁻Pfu in combination with PEF, GeneMorph Kit). The GeneMorph kits are disclosed in the pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/154,206 (filed May 23, 2002), the contents of which are hereby incorporated in its entirety.

[0408] The chimeric blends described herein are used in the same way as conventional DNA polymerase/DNA polymerase formulations and can be used in any primer extension application, including PCR, to produce high product yields with shortened extension times. Amplification of genomic targets, in particular, which typically require extension times of 1-2 min./kb and take hours to amplify, is greatly facilitated by the disclosed invention because extension times are reduced to 5-30sec./kb, or shorter, with the chimeric blends described herein

[0409] Other applications of the present invention include RT-PCR, site-directed mutagenesis and random mutagenesis. The chimera blend of the invention used in all of these applications increases length capability, shortens reaction times and greatly improves overall performance in all standard protocols.

[0410] Blends with proofreading components (3′-5′ exonuclease activity) are useful for high fidelity PCR: A blend that is useful for high fidelity PCR will demonstrate an increase of >10 3′-5′ exonuclease activity and PCR fidelity, and accuracy of incorporation as compared to the non-chimeric component of the blend (with 3′-5′ exonuclease activity) alone for complex genomic and/or plasmid template.

[0411] Blends with higher misinsertion and/or mispair extension frequency are useful for PCR random mutagenesis. A blend that is useful for PCR random mutagenesis preferably demonstrates an increase of >10% of the mutagenic properties or changes in mutational spectra as compared to the non-chimeric component of the blend for plasmid template.

[0412] By “mutagenic properties” is meant mutation rate and the overall number of mutation instances per kb of amplicon.

[0413] By “mutational spectra” is meant the number of transition and transversion mutations. “Mutational spectra” also encompasses the ratio of transitions to transversions. Preferably the ratio of transitions to transversion is 1:1.

[0414] All of the blends contemplated herein are useful for PCR and RT-PCR:

[0415] Blends with proofreading components that are used for PCR amplification and linear amplification are useful for Site Directed Mutagenesis.

[0416] Blends without 3′-5′ exonuclease activity are useful for sequencing applications. A blend useful for sequencing will demonstrate one or more of shorter extension times, higher efficiency, higher specificity, higher fidelity (more accurate incorporation), and higher processivity (an increase of ≧10% above the non-chimeric component of the blend for sequencing template).

[0417] Kits

[0418] The invention herein also contemplates a kit format which comprises a package unit having one or more containers of the subject composition and in some embodiments including containers of various reagents used for polynucleotide synthesis, including synthesis in PCR. The kit may also contain one or more of the following items: polynucleotide precursors, primers, buffers, instructions, and controls. Kits may include containers of reagents mixed together in suitable proportions for performing the methods in accordance with the invention. Reagent containers preferably contain reagents in unit quantities that obviate measuring steps when performing the subject methods.

[0419] The invention contemplates a kit comprising a combination of chimeric and non-chimeric DNA polymerases according to the invention, PCR enhancing reagents and reagents for PCR amplification, DNA sequencing or mutagenesis.

[0420] A kit for sequencing DNA will comprise a number of container means. A first container means may, for example, comprise a substantially purified sample of the polymerases of the invention, A second container means may comprise one or a number of types of nucleotides needed to synthesize a DNA molecule complementary to DNA template. A third container means may comprise one or a number of different types of terminators (such as dideoxynucleoside triphosphates). A fourth container means may comprise pyrophosphatase. In addition to the above container means, additional container means may be included in the kit which comprise one or a number of primers and/or a suitable sequencing buffer.

[0421] A kit used for amplifying or synthesis of nucleic acids will comprise, for example, a first container means comprising a substantially pure polymerase of the invention and one or a number of additional container means which comprise a single type of nucleotide or mixtures of nucleotides.

[0422] Various primers may be included in a kit as well as a suitable amplification or synthesis buffers.

[0423] When desired, the kit of the present invention may also include container means which comprise detectably labeled nucleotides which may be used during the synthesis or sequencing of a nucleic acid molecule, One of a number of labels may be used to detect such nucleotides. Illustrative labels include, but are not limited to, radioactive isotopes, fluorescent labels, chemiluminescent labels, bioluminescent labels and enzyme labels.

[0424] Having now generally described the invention, the same will be more readily understood through reference to the following Examples which are provided by way of illustration, and are not intended to be limiting of the present invention, unless specified.

EXAMPLES Example 1

[0425] Construction of Chimeric Pfu DNA Polymerases

[0426] A chimeric DNA polymerase is constructed by combining the domains of different DNA polymerases or a non DNA polymerase domain with a DNA polymerase of the invention using methods that are well known to a person of skill in the art.

[0427] For example, the thioredoxin processivity factor binding domain of bacteriophage T7 DNA polymerase was inserted into the homologous site in E. coli DNA polymerase I. The resulting chimeric thioredoxin binding domain-DNA polymerase exhibits a substantial increase in the processivity of the chimeric E. coli DNA polymerase I in the presence of thioredoxin. (Bedford, E., et al., PNAS, USA vol. 94, pp. 479-484, January 1997, WO 97/29209, U.S. Pat. No. 5,972,603).

[0428] Alternatively, the Sso7 domain or the topoisomerase V HhH domain can be added to the N-terminus of Tag or the N-terminus of N-truncated Tag (Stoffel fragment) or the C-terminus of Pfu (as described in WO ol/92501 and Pavlov et al., supra).

Example 2

[0429] Purification of Chimeric Pfu

[0430] Plasmid DNA was purified with the StrataPrep® Plasmid Miniprep Kit (Stratagene), and used to transform BL26-CodonPlus-RIL cells. Ampicillin resistant colonies were grown up in 1-5 liters of LB media containing Turbo Amp™ (100 μg/μl) and chloramphenicol (30 μg/μl) at 30° C. with moderate aeration. The cells were collected by centrifugation and stored at −80° C. until use.

[0431] Cell pellets (12-24 grams) were resuspended in 3 volumes of lysis buffer (buffer A: 50 mM Tris HCl (pH 8.2), 1 mM EDTA, and 10 mM βME). Lysozyme (1 mg/g cells) and PMSF (1 mM) were added and the cells were lysed for 1 hour at 4° C. The cell mixture was sonicated, and the debris removed by centrifugation at 15,000 rpm for 30 minutes (4° C.). Tween 20 and Igepal CA-630 were added to final concentrations of 0.1% and the supernatant was heated at 72° C. for 10 minutes. Heat denatured E. coli proteins were then removed by centrifugation at 15,000 rpm for 30 minutes (4° C.).

[0432] Chimeric Pfu is also purified as described in PCT/USO1 17492 or Pavlov et al., supra.

Example 3

[0433] Purification of Pfu DNA Polymerase Mutants

[0434] Bacterial expression of Pfu mutants. Pfu mutants can be purified as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,489,523 (purification of the exo⁻ Pfu D141A/E143A DNA polymerase mutant) or as follows. Clarified, heat-treated bacterial extracts were chromatographed on a Q-Sepharose™ Fast Flow column (˜20 ml column), equilibrated in buffer B (buffer A plus 0.1% (v/v) Igepal CA-630, and 0.1% (v/v) Tween 20). Flow-through fractions were collected and then loaded directly onto a P11 Phosphocellulose column (˜20 ml), equilibrated in buffer C (same as buffer B, except pH 7.5). The column was washed and then eluted with a 0-0.7M KCl gradient/Buffer C. Fractions containing Pfu DNA polymerase mutants (95 kD by SDS-PAGE) were dialyzed overnight against buffer D (50 mM Tris HCl (pH 7.5), 5 mM βME, 5% (v/v) glycerol, 0.2% (v/v) Igepal CA-630, 0.2% (v/v) Tween 20, and 0.5M NaCl) and then applied to a Hydroxyapatite column (˜5 ml), equilibrated in buffer D. The column was washed and Pfu DNA polymerase mutants were eluted with buffer D2 containing 400 mM KPO₄, (pH 7.5), 5 mM βME, 5% (v/v) glycerol, 0.2% (v/v) Igepal CA-630, 0.2% (v/v) Tween 20, and 0.5 M NaCl. Purified proteins were spin concentrated using Centricon YM30 devices, and exchanged into Pfu final dialysis buffer (50 mM Tris-HCl (pH 8.2), 0.1 mM EDTA, 1 mM dithiothreitol (DTT), 50% (v/v) glycerol, 0.1% (v/v) Igepal CA-630, and 0.1% (v/v) Tween 20).

[0435] Protein samples were evaluated for size, purity, and approximate concentration by SDS-PAGE using Tris-Glycine 4-20% acrylamide gradient gels. Gels were stained with silver stain or Sypro Orange (Molecular Probes). Protein concentration was determined relative to a BSA standard (Pierce) using the BCA assay (Pierce).

[0436] Purification is determined by SDS-PAGE.

Example 5

[0437] Determining Pfu chimeric or non-chimeric Mutant Polymerase Unit Concentration and Specific Activity

[0438] The unit concentration of purified Pfu mutant preparations was determined by PCR. In this assay, a 500 bp lacZ target is amplified from transgenic mouse genomic DNA using the forward primer: 5′-GACAGTCACTCCGGCCCG-3′ (SEQ ID NO: 3) and the reverse primer: 5′-CGACGACTCGTGGAGCCC-3′ (SEQ ID NO: 4). Amplification reactions consisted of 1x cloned Pfu PCR buffer, 100 ng genomic DNA, 150 ng each primer, 200 μM each dNTP, and varying amounts of either wild type Pfu (1.25U to 5U) or Pfu mutant (0.625-12.5U). Amplification was performed using a RoboCycler® temperature cycler (Stratagene) with the following program: (1 cycle) 95° C. for 2 minute; (30 cycles) 95° C. for 1 minute, 58° C. for 1 minute, 72° C. for 1.5 minutes; (1 cycle) 72° C. for 7 minutes. PCR products were examined on 1% agarose gels containing ethidium bromide.

Example 5

[0439] Preparing a Chimeric DNA Polymerase Blend formulation.

[0440] A chimeric DNA polymerase blend formulation is comprised of a chimeric DNA polymerase and: (1) a proofreading or a non-proofreading DNA polymerase; or (2) a proofreading plus non-proofreading, non-proofreading plus non-proofreading or a proofreading plus proofreading DNA polymerase blend, e.g., Pfu, Taq, Pfu/Taq, Pfu/exo-Pfu, Taq/exo-Pfu, Pfu/JDF3, or any of these combinations with pol-Pfu (Pfu G387P). The ratios of the individual components are in the ratio range as described above. A specific example of a blend formulation includes, but is not limited to, 2.5U Pfu/0.25U chimeric Pfu.

[0441] A wild type DNA polymerase that is blended with the DNA polymerase chimera is any native or cloned DNA polymerase having native levels of polymerase activity and proofreading activity and preferably is thermostable, for example Pfu or Taq. The chimeric DNA polymerase and wt DNA polymerase could be blended and mixed with any replication accessory factor or PCR enhancing additives, e.g., Pfu dUTPase (PEF), PCNA, RPA, ssb, antibodies, DMSO, betaine, or 3′-5′ exonuclease (e.g., Pfu G387P). The mutant DNA polymerase that is blended with the DNA polymerase chimera is any DNA polymerase having any introduced mutations and/or truncations that would cause the DNA polymerase to behave differently than the wt polymerase. The mutant could have any amount of polymerase and/or proofreading activity. Specific examples of commercially useful mutations or truncations would be, but not limited to, V93R,K,E or D in Pfu, which confer uracil insensitivity, D141A/E143A in Pfu, which eliminates 3′-5′ exonuclease activity, and the N-terminal truncation of Taq to eliminate 5′-3′ exonuclease activity(KlenTaq). The chimeric DNA polymerase and mutant DNA polymerase are blended in the ratio range described herein and, in embodiment, are mixed with any replication accessory factor or PCR additives. The DNA polymerase formulation is any mixture of wt, wt and mutant, mutant and mutant DNA polymerase, and in certain embodiments, further comprising any replication accessory factor or PCR additives.

Example 6

[0442] PCR Amplification with Pfu DNA Polymerase Blends Containing a Chimeric Pfu DNA polymerase

[0443] Pfu blends (for High Fidelity PCR). PCR reactions are conducted under standard conditions in 1X cloned Pfu PCR buffer (10 mM KCl, 10 mM (NH4)₂SO₄, 20 mM Tris HCl (pH 8.8), 2 mM Mg SO₄, 0.1% Triton X-100, and 100 μg/ml BSA) with 2.5-5U PfuTurbo DNA polymerase (2.5U/μl cloned Pfu DNA polymerase plus 1U/1 μl native or 2U/μl cloned Pyrococcus furiosus dUTPase (PEF)) and varying concentrations of chimeric DNA polymerases (e.g., 0.001-5.0U). For genomic targets 0.9-9 kb in length, PCR reactions contained 1X cloned Pfu PCR buffer, 2.5U PfuTurbo DNA polymerase, 100 ng of human genomic DNA, 200 μM each dNTP, and 100 ng of each primer. For genomic targets 12 kb and 17 kb in length, PCR reactions contained 1.5X cloned Pfu PCR buffer, 5U PfuTurbo DNA polymerase, 250 ng of human genomic DNA, 500 μM each dNTP, and 200 ng of each primer. Cycling Conditions: Target size (kb) Target gene Cycling Parameters 0.9 Hα1AT (1 cycle) 95° C. 2 min (30 cycles) 95° C. 5 sec, 58° C. 5 sec, 72° C. 5 sec (1 cycle) 72° C. 7 min 2.6 Hα1AT (1 cycle) 95° C. 2 min (30 cycles) 95° C. 20 sec, 58° C. 20 sec, 72° C. 39 sec. (1 cycle) 72° C. 7 min 4 β globin (1 cycle) 95° C. 2 min (30 cycles) 95° C. 30 sec, 54° C. 30 sec, 72° C. 1 min (1 cycle) 72° C. 7 min 9 β globin (1 cycle) 95° C. 2 min (30 cycles) 95° C. 40 sec, 58° C. 30 sec, 72° C. 4.5 min (1 cycle) 72° C. 10 min 12 β globin (1 cycle) 95° C. 2 min (30 cycles) 95° C. 40 sec, 58° C. 30 sec, 72° C. 6 min (1 cycle) 72° C. 10 min 17 β globin (one cycle) 92° C. 2 min (10 cycles) 92° C. 10 sec, 63° C. 30 sec, 68° C. 8.5 min (20 cycles) 92° C. 10 sec, 63° C. 30 sec, 68° C. 8.5 min (plus 10 sec/cycle) (one cycle) 68° C. 10 min

[0444] By adding 0.001-5.0U of a processive chimeric Pfu DNA polymerase to Pfu (in the presence of PEF/dUTPase), PCR extension times are expected to be substantially reduced for the amplification of genomic targets. For genomic targets of between 1-12 kb, an extension time of 1 min/kb for a non-chimeric DNA polymerase/DNA polymerase formulation is reduced to 15-45 sec/kb by adding a chimeric DNA polymerase. For genomic targets between 17-19 kb, an extension time of 2 min/kb for a non-chimeric DNA polymerase/polymerase formulation is reduced to 30-90 sec/kb. With 1-2 min per kb extension times, chimeric blends with improved activity exhibit >10% increase in product yields.

[0445] One of skill in the art will appreciate that reaction conditions (e.g., buffer composition etc . . . ) are optimized depending on the components of the blend of the invention.

[0446] The chimeras useful for the invention also increase yield, rate, and length capability of a blend compared to equivalent mixtures prepared with non-chimeric DNA polymerases. The chimera blend generates higher yields with shorter extension times than the conventional non-chimeric DNA polymerase/polymerase blends alone. The mixture of chimeric DNA polymerase and non-chimeric DNA polymerase/DNA polymerase formulation also have a synergistic effect. The chimera blend reaction produces more amplicon template than the chimera alone. Therefore the replication reaction generates higher yields for complex targets than the chimera alone.

[0447] The practice of the present invention will employ, unless otherwise indicated, conventional techniques of molecular biology, cell biology, microbiology and recombinant DNA techniques, which are within the skill of the art. Such techniques are explained fully in the literature. See, e.g., Sambrook, Fritsch & Maniatis, 1989, Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, Second Edition; Oligonucleotide Synthesis (M. J. Gait, ed., 1984); Nucleic Acid Hybridization (B. D. Hames & S. J. Higgins, eds., 1984); A Practical Guide to Molecular Cloning (B. Perbal, 1984); (Harlow, E. and Lane, D.) Using Antibodies: A Laboratory Manual (1999) Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press; and a series, Methods in Enzymology (Academic Press, Inc.); Short Protocols In Molecular Biology, (Ausubel et al., ed., 1995).

[0448] All patents, patent applications, and published references cited herein are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety. While this invention has been particularly shown and described with references to preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the scope of the invention encompassed by the appended claims.

1 113 1 30 DNA Artificial sequence primer 1 gacgacgaca agatgatttt agatgtggat 30 2 30 DNA Artificial sequence primer 2 ggaacaagac ccgtctagga ttttttaatg 30 3 18 DNA Artificial sequence primer 3 gacagtcact ccggcccg 18 4 18 DNA Artificial sequence primer 4 cgacgactcg tggagccc 18 5 37 DNA Artificial sequence primer 5 gaacatcccc aagatgaacc cactattaga gaaaaag 37 6 37 DNA Artificial sequence primer 6 ctttttctct aatagtgggt tcatcttggg gatgttc 37 7 37 DNA Artificial sequence primer 7 gaacatcccc aagatagacc cactattaga gaaaaag 37 8 37 DNA Artificial sequence primer 8 ctttttctct aatagtgggt ctatcttggg gatgttc 37 9 37 DNA Artificial sequence primer 9 gaacatcccc aagataaccc cactattaga gaaaaag 37 10 37 DNA Artificial sequence primer 10 ctttttctct aatagtgggg ttatcttggg gatgttc 37 11 37 DNA Artificial sequence primer 11 gaacatcccc aagatcaccc cactattaga gaaaaag 37 12 37 DNA Artificial sequence primer 12 ctttttctct aatagtgggg tgatcttggg gatgttc 37 13 37 DNA Artificial sequence primer 13 gaacatcccc aagatnnkcc cactattaga gaaaaag 37 14 31 DNA Artificial sequence primer 14 gaacatcccc aagataaacc cactattaga g 31 15 31 DNA Artificial sequence primer 15 ctctaatagt gggtttatct tggggatgtt c 31 16 37 DNA Artificial sequence primer 16 gaacatcccc aagatgcacc cactattaga gaaaaag 37 17 37 DNA Artificial sequence primer 17 gaacatcccc aagatgaccc cactattaga gaaaaag 37 18 38 DNA Artificial sequence primer 18 gaacatcccc aagattgccc ccactattag agaaaaag 38 19 37 DNA Artificial sequence primer 19 gaacatcccc aagatatacc cactattaga gaaaaag 37 20 37 DNA Artificial sequence primer 20 gaacatcccc aagatatgcc cactattaga gaaaaag 37 21 37 DNA Artificial sequence primer 21 gaacatcccc aagatttccc cactattaga gaaaaag 37 22 37 DNA Artificial sequence primer 22 gaacatcccc aagatcctcc cactattaga gaaaaag 37 23 37 DNA Artificial sequence primer 23 gaacatcccc aagatagccc cactattaga gaaaaag 37 24 37 DNA Artificial sequence primer 24 gaacatcccc aagatacacc cactattaga gaaaaag 37 25 37 DNA Artificial sequence primer 25 gaacatcccc aagattaccc cactattaga gaaaaag 37 26 37 DNA Artificial sequence primer 26 gaacatcccc aagattggcc cactattaga gaaaaag 37 27 2328 DNA Pyrococcus furiosus misc_feature (277)..(279) NNN = AGA, AGG, CGA, CGC, CGG, CGT (ALL POSSIBLE CODONS FOR ARGININE) 27 atgattttag atgtggatta cataactgaa gaaggaaaac ctgttattag gctattcaaa 60 aaagagaacg gaaaatttaa gatagagcat gatagaactt ttagaccata catttacgct 120 cttctcaggg atgattcaaa gattgaagaa gttaagaaaa taacggggga aaggcatgga 180 aagattgtga gaattgttga tgtagagaag gttgagaaaa agtttctcgg caagcctatt 240 accgtgtgga aactttattt ggaacatccc caagatnnnc ccactattag agaaaaagtt 300 agagaacatc cagcagttgt ggacatcttc gaatacgata ttccatttgc aaagagatac 360 ctcatcgaca aaggcctaat accaatggag ggggaagaag agctaaagat tcttgccttc 420 gatatagaaa ccctctatca cgaaggagaa gagtttggaa aaggcccaat tataatgatt 480 agttatgcag atgaaaatga agcaaaggtg attacttgga aaaacataga tcttccatac 540 gttgaggttg tatcaagcga gagagagatg ataaagagat ttctcaggat tatcagggag 600 aaggatcctg acattatagt tacttataat ggagactcat tcgcattccc atatttagcg 660 aaaagggcag aaaaacttgg gattaaatta accattggaa gagatggaag cgagcccaag 720 atgcagagaa taggcgatat gacggctgta gaagtcaagg gaagaataca tttcgacttg 780 tatcatgtaa taacaaggac aataaatctc ccaacataca cactagaggc tgtatatgaa 840 gcaatttttg gaaagccaaa ggagaaggta tacgccgacg agatagcaaa agcctgggaa 900 agtggagaga accttgagag agttgccaaa tactcgatgg aagatgcaaa ggcaacttat 960 gaactcggga aagaattcct tccaatggaa attcagcttt caagattagt tggacaacct 1020 ttatgggatg tttcaaggtc aagcacaggg aaccttgtag agtggttctt acttaggaaa 1080 gcctacgaaa gaaacgaagt agctccaaac aagccaagtg aagaggagta tcaaagaagg 1140 ctcagggaga gctacacagg tggattcgtt aaagagccag aaaaggggtt gtgggaaaac 1200 atagtatacc tagattttag agccctatat ccctcgatta taattaccca caatgtttct 1260 cccgatactc taaatcttga gggatgcaag aactatgata tcgctcctca agtaggccac 1320 aagttctgca aggacatccc tggttttata ccaagtctct tgggacattt gttagaggaa 1380 agacaaaaga ttaagacaaa aatgaaggaa actcaagatc ctatagaaaa aatactcctt 1440 gactatagac aaaaagcgat aaaactctta gcaaattctt tctacggata ttatggctat 1500 gcaaaagcaa gatggtactg taaggagtgt gctgagagcg ttactgcctg gggaagaaag 1560 tacatcgagt tagtatggaa ggagctcgaa gaaaagtttg gatttaaagt cctctacatt 1620 gacactgatg gtctctatgc aactatccca ggaggagaaa gtgaggaaat aaagaaaaag 1680 gctctagaat ttgtaaaata cataaattca aagctccctg gactgctaga gcttgaatat 1740 gaagggtttt ataagagggg attcttcgtt acgaagaaga ggtatgcagt aatagatgaa 1800 gaaggaaaag tcattactcg tggtttagag atagttagga gagattggag tgaaattgca 1860 aaagaaactc aagctagagt tttggagaca atactaaaac acggagatgt tgaagaagct 1920 gtgagaatag taaaagaagt aatacaaaag cttgccaatt atgaaattcc accagagaag 1980 ctcgcaatat atgagcagat aacaagacca ttacatgagt ataaggcgat aggtcctcac 2040 gtagctgttg caaagaaact agctgctaaa ggagttaaaa taaagccagg aatggtaatt 2100 ggatacatag tacttagagg cgatggtcca attagcaata gggcaattct agctgaggaa 2160 tacgatccca aaaagcacaa gtatgacgca gaatattaca tggagaacca ggttcttcca 2220 gcggtactta ggatattgga gggatttgga tacagaaagg aagacctcag ataccaaaag 2280 acaagacaag tcggcctaac ttcctggctt aacattaaaa aatcctag 2328 28 2328 DNA Pyrococcus furiosus misc_feature (277)..(279) NNN = GAA, GAG (ALL CODONS FOR GLUTAMIC ACID) 28 atgattttag atgtggatta cataactgaa gaaggaaaac ctgttattag gctattcaaa 60 aaagagaacg gaaaatttaa gatagagcat gatagaactt ttagaccata catttacgct 120 cttctcaggg atgattcaaa gattgaagaa gttaagaaaa taacggggga aaggcatgga 180 aagattgtga gaattgttga tgtagagaag gttgagaaaa agtttctcgg caagcctatt 240 accgtgtgga aactttattt ggaacatccc caagatnnnc ccactattag agaaaaagtt 300 agagaacatc cagcagttgt ggacatcttc gaatacgata ttccatttgc aaagagatac 360 ctcatcgaca aaggcctaat accaatggag ggggaagaag agctaaagat tcttgccttc 420 gatatagaaa ccctctatca cgaaggagaa gagtttggaa aaggcccaat tataatgatt 480 agttatgcag atgaaaatga agcaaaggtg attacttgga aaaacataga tcttccatac 540 gttgaggttg tatcaagcga gagagagatg ataaagagat ttctcaggat tatcagggag 600 aaggatcctg acattatagt tacttataat ggagactcat tcgcattccc atatttagcg 660 aaaagggcag aaaaacttgg gattaaatta accattggaa gagatggaag cgagcccaag 720 atgcagagaa taggcgatat gacggctgta gaagtcaagg gaagaataca tttcgacttg 780 tatcatgtaa taacaaggac aataaatctc ccaacataca cactagaggc tgtatatgaa 840 gcaatttttg gaaagccaaa ggagaaggta tacgccgacg agatagcaaa agcctgggaa 900 agtggagaga accttgagag agttgccaaa tactcgatgg aagatgcaaa ggcaacttat 960 gaactcggga aagaattcct tccaatggaa attcagcttt caagattagt tggacaacct 1020 ttatgggatg tttcaaggtc aagcacaggg aaccttgtag agtggttctt acttaggaaa 1080 gcctacgaaa gaaacgaagt agctccaaac aagccaagtg aagaggagta tcaaagaagg 1140 ctcagggaga gctacacagg tggattcgtt aaagagccag aaaaggggtt gtgggaaaac 1200 atagtatacc tagattttag agccctatat ccctcgatta taattaccca caatgtttct 1260 cccgatactc taaatcttga gggatgcaag aactatgata tcgctcctca agtaggccac 1320 aagttctgca aggacatccc tggttttata ccaagtctct tgggacattt gttagaggaa 1380 agacaaaaga ttaagacaaa aatgaaggaa actcaagatc ctatagaaaa aatactcctt 1440 gactatagac aaaaagcgat aaaactctta gcaaattctt tctacggata ttatggctat 1500 gcaaaagcaa gatggtactg taaggagtgt gctgagagcg ttactgcctg gggaagaaag 1560 tacatcgagt tagtatggaa ggagctcgaa gaaaagtttg gatttaaagt cctctacatt 1620 gacactgatg gtctctatgc aactatccca ggaggagaaa gtgaggaaat aaagaaaaag 1680 gctctagaat ttgtaaaata cataaattca aagctccctg gactgctaga gcttgaatat 1740 gaagggtttt ataagagggg attcttcgtt acgaagaaga ggtatgcagt aatagatgaa 1800 gaaggaaaag tcattactcg tggtttagag atagttagga gagattggag tgaaattgca 1860 aaagaaactc aagctagagt tttggagaca atactaaaac acggagatgt tgaagaagct 1920 gtgagaatag taaaagaagt aatacaaaag cttgccaatt atgaaattcc accagagaag 1980 ctcgcaatat atgagcagat aacaagacca ttacatgagt ataaggcgat aggtcctcac 2040 gtagctgttg caaagaaact agctgctaaa ggagttaaaa taaagccagg aatggtaatt 2100 ggatacatag tacttagagg cgatggtcca attagcaata gggcaattct agctgaggaa 2160 tacgatccca aaaagcacaa gtatgacgca gaatattaca tggagaacca ggttcttcca 2220 gcggtactta ggatattgga gggatttgga tacagaaagg aagacctcag ataccaaaag 2280 acaagacaag tcggcctaac ttcctggctt aacattaaaa aatcctag 2328 29 2328 DNA Pyrococcus furiosus misc_feature (1161)..(1161) N = C, G, A, or T 29 atgattttag atgtggatta cataactgaa gaaggaaaac ctgttattag gctattcaaa 60 aaagagaacg gaaaatttaa gatagagcat gatagaactt ttagaccata catttacgct 120 cttctcaggg atgattcaaa gattgaagaa gttaagaaaa taacggggga aaggcatgga 180 aagattgtga gaattgttga tgtagagaag gttgagaaaa agtttctcgg caagcctatt 240 accgtgtgga aactttattt ggaacatccc caagatnnnc ccactattag agaaaaagtt 300 agagaacatc cagcagttgt ggacatcttc gaatacgata ttccatttgc aaagagatac 360 ctcatcgaca aaggcctaat accaatggag ggggaagaag agctaaagat tcttgccttc 420 gatatagaaa ccctctatca cgaaggagaa gagtttggaa aaggcccaat tataatgatt 480 agttatgcag atgaaaatga agcaaaggtg attacttgga aaaacataga tcttccatac 540 gttgaggttg tatcaagcga gagagagatg ataaagagat ttctcaggat tatcagggag 600 aaggatcctg acattatagt tacttataat ggagactcat tcgcattccc atatttagcg 660 aaaagggcag aaaaacttgg gattaaatta accattggaa gagatggaag cgagcccaag 720 atgcagagaa taggcgatat gacggctgta gaagtcaagg gaagaataca tttcgacttg 780 tatcatgtaa taacaaggac aataaatctc ccaacataca cactagaggc tgtatatgaa 840 gcaatttttg gaaagccaaa ggagaaggta tacgccgacg agatagcaaa agcctgggaa 900 agtggagaga accttgagag agttgccaaa tactcgatgg aagatgcaaa ggcaacttat 960 gaactcggga aagaattcct tccaatggaa attcagcttt caagattagt tggacaacct 1020 ttatgggatg tttcaaggtc aagcacaggg aaccttgtag agtggttctt acttaggaaa 1080 gcctacgaaa gaaacgaagt agctccaaac aagccaagtg aagaggagta tcaaagaagg 1140 ctcagggaga gctacacacc nggattcgtt aaagagccag aaaaggggtt gtgggaaaac 1200 atagtatacc tagattttag agccctatat ccctcgatta taattaccca caatgtttct 1260 cccgatactc taaatcttga gggatgcaag aactatgata tcgctcctca agtaggccac 1320 aagttctgca aggacatccc tggttttata ccaagtctct tgggacattt gttagaggaa 1380 agacaaaaga ttaagacaaa aatgaaggaa actcaagatc ctatagaaaa aatactcctt 1440 gactatagac aaaaagcgat aaaactctta gcaaattctt tctacggata ttatggctat 1500 gcaaaagcaa gatggtactg taaggagtgt gctgagagcg ttactgcctg gggaagaaag 1560 tacatcgagt tagtatggaa ggagctcgaa gaaaagtttg gatttaaagt cctctacatt 1620 gacactgatg gtctctatgc aactatccca ggaggagaaa gtgaggaaat aaagaaaaag 1680 gctctagaat ttgtaaaata cataaattca aagctccctg gactgctaga gcttgaatat 1740 gaagggtttt ataagagggg attcttcgtt acgaagaaga ggtatgcagt aatagatgaa 1800 gaaggaaaag tcattactcg tggtttagag atagttagga gagattggag tgaaattgca 1860 aaagaaactc aagctagagt tttggagaca atactaaaac acggagatgt tgaagaagct 1920 gtgagaatag taaaagaagt aatacaaaag cttgccaatt atgaaattcc accagagaag 1980 ctcgcaatat atgagcagat aacaagacca ttacatgagt ataaggcgat aggtcctcac 2040 gtagctgttg caaagaaact agctgctaaa ggagttaaaa taaagccagg aatggtaatt 2100 ggatacatag tacttagagg cgatggtcca attagcaata gggcaattct agctgaggaa 2160 tacgatccca aaaagcacaa gtatgacgca gaatattaca tggagaacca ggttcttcca 2220 gcggtactta ggatattgga gggatttgga tacagaaagg aagacctcag ataccaaaag 2280 acaagacaag tcggcctaac ttcctggctt aacattaaaa aatcctag 2328 30 2328 DNA Pyrococcus furiosus misc_feature (1161)..(1161) N= A,T,C or G 30 atgattttag atgtggatta cataactgaa gaaggaaaac ctgttattag gctattcaaa 60 aaagagaacg gaaaatttaa gatagagcat gatagaactt ttagaccata catttacgct 120 cttctcaggg atgattcaaa gattgaagaa gttaagaaaa taacggggga aaggcatgga 180 aagattgtga gaattgttga tgtagagaag gttgagaaaa agtttctcgg caagcctatt 240 accgtgtgga aactttattt ggaacatccc caagatnnnc ccactattag agaaaaagtt 300 agagaacatc cagcagttgt ggacatcttc gaatacgata ttccatttgc aaagagatac 360 ctcatcgaca aaggcctaat accaatggag ggggaagaag agctaaagat tcttgccttc 420 gatatagaaa ccctctatca cgaaggagaa gagtttggaa aaggcccaat tataatgatt 480 agttatgcag atgaaaatga agcaaaggtg attacttgga aaaacataga tcttccatac 540 gttgaggttg tatcaagcga gagagagatg ataaagagat ttctcaggat tatcagggag 600 aaggatcctg acattatagt tacttataat ggagactcat tcgcattccc atatttagcg 660 aaaagggcag aaaaacttgg gattaaatta accattggaa gagatggaag cgagcccaag 720 atgcagagaa taggcgatat gacggctgta gaagtcaagg gaagaataca tttcgacttg 780 tatcatgtaa taacaaggac aataaatctc ccaacataca cactagaggc tgtatatgaa 840 gcaatttttg gaaagccaaa ggagaaggta tacgccgacg agatagcaaa agcctgggaa 900 agtggagaga accttgagag agttgccaaa tactcgatgg aagatgcaaa ggcaacttat 960 gaactcggga aagaattcct tccaatggaa attcagcttt caagattagt tggacaacct 1020 ttatgggatg tttcaaggtc aagcacaggg aaccttgtag agtggttctt acttaggaaa 1080 gcctacgaaa gaaacgaagt agctccaaac aagccaagtg aagaggagta tcaaagaagg 1140 ctcagggaga gctacacacc nggattcgtt aaagagccag aaaaggggtt gtgggaaaac 1200 atagtatacc tagattttag agccctatat ccctcgatta taattaccca caatgtttct 1260 cccgatactc taaatcttga gggatgcaag aactatgata tcgctcctca agtaggccac 1320 aagttctgca aggacatccc tggttttata ccaagtctct tgggacattt gttagaggaa 1380 agacaaaaga ttaagacaaa aatgaaggaa actcaagatc ctatagaaaa aatactcctt 1440 gactatagac aaaaagcgat aaaactctta gcaaattctt tctacggata ttatggctat 1500 gcaaaagcaa gatggtactg taaggagtgt gctgagagcg ttactgcctg gggaagaaag 1560 tacatcgagt tagtatggaa ggagctcgaa gaaaagtttg gatttaaagt cctctacatt 1620 gacactgatg gtctctatgc aactatccca ggaggagaaa gtgaggaaat aaagaaaaag 1680 gctctagaat ttgtaaaata cataaattca aagctccctg gactgctaga gcttgaatat 1740 gaagggtttt ataagagggg attcttcgtt acgaagaaga ggtatgcagt aatagatgaa 1800 gaaggaaaag tcattactcg tggtttagag atagttagga gagattggag tgaaattgca 1860 aaagaaactc aagctagagt tttggagaca atactaaaac acggagatgt tgaagaagct 1920 gtgagaatag taaaagaagt aatacaaaag cttgccaatt atgaaattcc accagagaag 1980 ctcgcaatat atgagcagat aacaagacca ttacatgagt ataaggcgat aggtcctcac 2040 gtagctgttg caaagaaact agctgctaaa ggagttaaaa taaagccagg aatggtaatt 2100 ggatacatag tacttagagg cgatggtcca attagcaata gggcaattct agctgaggaa 2160 tacgatccca aaaagcacaa gtatgacgca gaatattaca tggagaacca ggttcttcca 2220 gcggtactta ggatattgga gggatttgga tacagaaagg aagacctcag ataccaaaag 2280 acaagacaag tcggcctaac ttcctggctt aacattaaaa aatcctag 2328 31 2328 DNA Pyrococcus furiosus misc_feature (423)..(423) N = C, G, A, or T 31 atgattttag atgtggatta cataactgaa gaaggaaaac ctgttattag gctattcaaa 60 aaagagaacg gaaaatttaa gatagagcat gatagaactt ttagaccata catttacgct 120 cttctcaggg atgattcaaa gattgaagaa gttaagaaaa taacggggga aaggcatgga 180 aagattgtga gaattgttga tgtagagaag gttgagaaaa agtttctcgg caagcctatt 240 accgtgtgga aactttattt ggaacatccc caagatnnnc ccactattag agaaaaagtt 300 agagaacatc cagcagttgt ggacatcttc gaatacgata ttccatttgc aaagagatac 360 ctcatcgaca aaggcctaat accaatggag ggggaagaag agctaaagat tcttgccttc 420 gcnatagcna ccctctatca cgaaggagaa gagtttggaa aaggcccaat tataatgatt 480 agttatgcag atgaaaatga agcaaaggtg attacttgga aaaacataga tcttccatac 540 gttgaggttg tatcaagcga gagagagatg ataaagagat ttctcaggat tatcagggag 600 aaggatcctg acattatagt tacttataat ggagactcat tcgcattccc atatttagcg 660 aaaagggcag aaaaacttgg gattaaatta accattggaa gagatggaag cgagcccaag 720 atgcagagaa taggcgatat gacggctgta gaagtcaagg gaagaataca tttcgacttg 780 tatcatgtaa taacaaggac aataaatctc ccaacataca cactagaggc tgtatatgaa 840 gcaatttttg gaaagccaaa ggagaaggta tacgccgacg agatagcaaa agcctgggaa 900 agtggagaga accttgagag agttgccaaa tactcgatgg aagatgcaaa ggcaacttat 960 gaactcggga aagaattcct tccaatggaa attcagcttt caagattagt tggacaacct 1020 ttatgggatg tttcaaggtc aagcacaggg aaccttgtag agtggttctt acttaggaaa 1080 gcctacgaaa gaaacgaagt agctccaaac aagccaagtg aagaggagta tcaaagaagg 1140 ctcagggaga gctacacagg tggattcgtt aaagagccag aaaaggggtt gtgggaaaac 1200 atagtatacc tagattttag agccctatat ccctcgatta taattaccca caatgtttct 1260 cccgatactc taaatcttga gggatgcaag aactatgata tcgctcctca agtaggccac 1320 aagttctgca aggacatccc tggttttata ccaagtctct tgggacattt gttagaggaa 1380 agacaaaaga ttaagacaaa aatgaaggaa actcaagatc ctatagaaaa aatactcctt 1440 gactatagac aaaaagcgat aaaactctta gcaaattctt tctacggata ttatggctat 1500 gcaaaagcaa gatggtactg taaggagtgt gctgagagcg ttactgcctg gggaagaaag 1560 tacatcgagt tagtatggaa ggagctcgaa gaaaagtttg gatttaaagt cctctacatt 1620 gacactgatg gtctctatgc aactatccca ggaggagaaa gtgaggaaat aaagaaaaag 1680 gctctagaat ttgtaaaata cataaattca aagctccctg gactgctaga gcttgaatat 1740 gaagggtttt ataagagggg attcttcgtt acgaagaaga ggtatgcagt aatagatgaa 1800 gaaggaaaag tcattactcg tggtttagag atagttagga gagattggag tgaaattgca 1860 aaagaaactc aagctagagt tttggagaca atactaaaac acggagatgt tgaagaagct 1920 gtgagaatag taaaagaagt aatacaaaag cttgccaatt atgaaattcc accagagaag 1980 ctcgcaatat atgagcagat aacaagacca ttacatgagt ataaggcgat aggtcctcac 2040 gtagctgttg caaagaaact agctgctaaa ggagttaaaa taaagccagg aatggtaatt 2100 ggatacatag tacttagagg cgatggtcca attagcaata gggcaattct agctgaggaa 2160 tacgatccca aaaagcacaa gtatgacgca gaatattaca tggagaacca ggttcttcca 2220 gcggtactta ggatattgga gggatttgga tacagaaagg aagacctcag ataccaaaag 2280 acaagacaag tcggcctaac ttcctggctt aacattaaaa aatcctag 2328 32 2328 DNA Pyrococcus furiosus misc_feature (423)..(423) N = C, G, A, or T 32 atgattttag atgtggatta cataactgaa gaaggaaaac ctgttattag gctattcaaa 60 aaagagaacg gaaaatttaa gatagagcat gatagaactt ttagaccata catttacgct 120 cttctcaggg atgattcaaa gattgaagaa gttaagaaaa taacggggga aaggcatgga 180 aagattgtga gaattgttga tgtagagaag gttgagaaaa agtttctcgg caagcctatt 240 accgtgtgga aactttattt ggaacatccc caagatnnnc ccactattag agaaaaagtt 300 agagaacatc cagcagttgt ggacatcttc gaatacgata ttccatttgc aaagagatac 360 ctcatcgaca aaggcctaat accaatggag ggggaagaag agctaaagat tcttgccttc 420 gcnatagcna ccctctatca cgaaggagaa gagtttggaa aaggcccaat tataatgatt 480 agttatgcag atgaaaatga agcaaaggtg attacttgga aaaacataga tcttccatac 540 gttgaggttg tatcaagcga gagagagatg ataaagagat ttctcaggat tatcagggag 600 aaggatcctg acattatagt tacttataat ggagactcat tcgcattccc atatttagcg 660 aaaagggcag aaaaacttgg gattaaatta accattggaa gagatggaag cgagcccaag 720 atgcagagaa taggcgatat gacggctgta gaagtcaagg gaagaataca tttcgacttg 780 tatcatgtaa taacaaggac aataaatctc ccaacataca cactagaggc tgtatatgaa 840 gcaatttttg gaaagccaaa ggagaaggta tacgccgacg agatagcaaa agcctgggaa 900 agtggagaga accttgagag agttgccaaa tactcgatgg aagatgcaaa ggcaacttat 960 gaactcggga aagaattcct tccaatggaa attcagcttt caagattagt tggacaacct 1020 ttatgggatg tttcaaggtc aagcacaggg aaccttgtag agtggttctt acttaggaaa 1080 gcctacgaaa gaaacgaagt agctccaaac aagccaagtg aagaggagta tcaaagaagg 1140 ctcagggaga gctacacagg tggattcgtt aaagagccag aaaaggggtt gtgggaaaac 1200 atagtatacc tagattttag agccctatat ccctcgatta taattaccca caatgtttct 1260 cccgatactc taaatcttga gggatgcaag aactatgata tcgctcctca agtaggccac 1320 aagttctgca aggacatccc tggttttata ccaagtctct tgggacattt gttagaggaa 1380 agacaaaaga ttaagacaaa aatgaaggaa actcaagatc ctatagaaaa aatactcctt 1440 gactatagac aaaaagcgat aaaactctta gcaaattctt tctacggata ttatggctat 1500 gcaaaagcaa gatggtactg taaggagtgt gctgagagcg ttactgcctg gggaagaaag 1560 tacatcgagt tagtatggaa ggagctcgaa gaaaagtttg gatttaaagt cctctacatt 1620 gacactgatg gtctctatgc aactatccca ggaggagaaa gtgaggaaat aaagaaaaag 1680 gctctagaat ttgtaaaata cataaattca aagctccctg gactgctaga gcttgaatat 1740 gaagggtttt ataagagggg attcttcgtt acgaagaaga ggtatgcagt aatagatgaa 1800 gaaggaaaag tcattactcg tggtttagag atagttagga gagattggag tgaaattgca 1860 aaagaaactc aagctagagt tttggagaca atactaaaac acggagatgt tgaagaagct 1920 gtgagaatag taaaagaagt aatacaaaag cttgccaatt atgaaattcc accagagaag 1980 ctcgcaatat atgagcagat aacaagacca ttacatgagt ataaggcgat aggtcctcac 2040 gtagctgttg caaagaaact agctgctaaa ggagttaaaa taaagccagg aatggtaatt 2100 ggatacatag tacttagagg cgatggtcca attagcaata gggcaattct agctgaggaa 2160 tacgatccca aaaagcacaa gtatgacgca gaatattaca tggagaacca ggttcttcca 2220 gcggtactta ggatattgga gggatttgga tacagaaagg aagacctcag ataccaaaag 2280 acaagacaag tcggcctaac ttcctggctt aacattaaaa aatcctag 2328 33 2325 DNA Thermococcus kodakaraensis misc_feature (277)..(279) NNN = AGA, AGG, CGA, CGC, CGG, CGT (ALL POSSIBLE CODONS FOR ARGININE) 33 atgatcctcg acactgacta cataaccgag gatggaaagc ctgtcataag aattttcaag 60 aaggaaaacg gcgagtttaa gattgagtac gaccggactt ttgaacccta cttctacgcc 120 ctcctgaagg acgattctgc cattgaggaa gtcaagaaga taaccgccga gaggcacggg 180 acggttgtaa cggttaagcg ggttgaaaag gttcagaaga agttcctcgg gagaccagtt 240 gaggtctgga aactctactt tactcatccg caggacnnnc cagcgataag ggacaagata 300 cgagagcatc cagcagttat tgacatctac gagtacgaca tacccttcgc caagcgctac 360 ctcatagaca agggattagt gccaatggaa ggcgacgagg agctgaaaat gctcgccttc 420 gacattgaaa ctctctacca tgagggcgag gagttcgccg aggggccaat ccttatgata 480 agctacgccg acgaggaagg ggccagggtg ataacttgga agaacgtgga tctcccctac 540 gttgacgtcg tctcgacgga gagggagatg ataaagcgct tcctccgtgt tgtgaaggag 600 aaagacccgg acgttctcat aacctacaac ggcgacaact tcgacttcgc ctatctgaaa 660 aagcgctgtg aaaagctcgg aataaacttc gccctcggaa gggatggaag cgagccgaag 720 attcagagga tgggcgacag gtttgccgtc gaagtgaagg gacggataca cttcgatctc 780 tatcctgtga taagacggac gataaacctg cccacataca cgcttgaggc cgtttatgaa 840 gccgtcttcg gtcagccgaa ggagaaggtt tacgctgagg aaataaccac agcctgggaa 900 accggcgaga accttgagag agtcgcccgc tactcgatgg aagatgcgaa ggtcacatac 960 gagcttggga aggagttcct tccgatggag gcccagcttt ctcgcttaat cggccagtcc 1020 ctctgggacg tctcccgctc cagcactggc aacctcgttg agtggttcct cctcaggaag 1080 gcctatgaga ggaatgagct ggccccgaac aagcccgatg aaaaggagct ggccagaaga 1140 cggcagagct atgaaggagg ctatgtaaaa gagcccgaga gagggttgtg ggagaacata 1200 gtgtacctag attttagatc cctgtacccc tcaatcatca tcacccacaa cgtctcgccg 1260 gatacgctca acagagaagg atgcaaggaa tatgacgttg ccccacaggt cggccaccgc 1320 ttctgcaagg acttcccagg atttatcccg agcctgcttg gagacctcct agaggagagg 1380 cagaagataa agaagaagat gaaggccacg attgacccga tcgagaggaa gctcctcgat 1440 tacaggcaga gggccatcaa gatcctggca aacagctact acggttacta cggctatgca 1500 agggcgcgct ggtactgcaa ggagtgtgca gagagcgtaa cggcctgggg aagggagtac 1560 ataacgatga ccatcaagga gatagaggaa aagtacggct ttaaggtaat ctacagcgac 1620 accgacggat tttttgccac aatacctgga gccgatgctg aaaccgtcaa aaagaaggct 1680 atggagttcc tcaagtatat caacgccaaa cttccgggcg cgcttgagct cgagtacgag 1740 ggcttctaca aacgcggctt cttcgtcacg aagaagaagt atgcggtgat agacgaggaa 1800 ggcaagataa caacgcgcgg acttgagatt gtgaggcgtg actggagcga gatagcgaaa 1860 gagacgcagg cgagggttct tgaagctttg ctaaaggacg gtgacgtcga gaaggccgtg 1920 aggatagtca aagaagttac cgaaaagctg agcaagtacg aggttccgcc ggagaagctg 1980 gtgatccacg agcagataac gagggattta aaggactaca aggcaaccgg tccccacgtt 2040 gccgttgcca agaggttggc cgcgagagga gtcaaaatac gccctggaac ggtgataagc 2100 tacatcgtgc tcaagggctc tgggaggata ggcgacaggg cgataccgtt cgacgagttc 2160 gacccgacga agcacaagta cgacgccgag tactacattg agaaccaggt tctcccagcc 2220 gttgagagaa ttctgagagc cttcggttac cgcaaggaag acctgcgcta ccagaagacg 2280 agacaggttg gtttgagtgc ttggctgaag ccgaagggaa cttga 2325 34 2325 DNA Thermococcus kodakaraensis misc_feature (277)..(279) NNN = GAA, GAG (ALL CODONS FOR GLUTAMIC ACID) 34 atgatcctcg acactgacta cataaccgag gatggaaagc ctgtcataag aattttcaag 60 aaggaaaacg gcgagtttaa gattgagtac gaccggactt ttgaacccta cttctacgcc 120 ctcctgaagg acgattctgc cattgaggaa gtcaagaaga taaccgccga gaggcacggg 180 acggttgtaa cggttaagcg ggttgaaaag gttcagaaga agttcctcgg gagaccagtt 240 gaggtctgga aactctactt tactcatccg caggacnnnc cagcgataag ggacaagata 300 cgagagcatc cagcagttat tgacatctac gagtacgaca tacccttcgc caagcgctac 360 ctcatagaca agggattagt gccaatggaa ggcgacgagg agctgaaaat gctcgccttc 420 gacattgaaa ctctctacca tgagggcgag gagttcgccg aggggccaat ccttatgata 480 agctacgccg acgaggaagg ggccagggtg ataacttgga agaacgtgga tctcccctac 540 gttgacgtcg tctcgacgga gagggagatg ataaagcgct tcctccgtgt tgtgaaggag 600 aaagacccgg acgttctcat aacctacaac ggcgacaact tcgacttcgc ctatctgaaa 660 aagcgctgtg aaaagctcgg aataaacttc gccctcggaa gggatggaag cgagccgaag 720 attcagagga tgggcgacag gtttgccgtc gaagtgaagg gacggataca cttcgatctc 780 tatcctgtga taagacggac gataaacctg cccacataca cgcttgaggc cgtttatgaa 840 gccgtcttcg gtcagccgaa ggagaaggtt tacgctgagg aaataaccac agcctgggaa 900 accggcgaga accttgagag agtcgcccgc tactcgatgg aagatgcgaa ggtcacatac 960 gagcttggga aggagttcct tccgatggag gcccagcttt ctcgcttaat cggccagtcc 1020 ctctgggacg tctcccgctc cagcactggc aacctcgttg agtggttcct cctcaggaag 1080 gcctatgaga ggaatgagct ggccccgaac aagcccgatg aaaaggagct ggccagaaga 1140 cggcagagct atgaaggagg ctatgtaaaa gagcccgaga gagggttgtg ggagaacata 1200 gtgtacctag attttagatc cctgtacccc tcaatcatca tcacccacaa cgtctcgccg 1260 gatacgctca acagagaagg atgcaaggaa tatgacgttg ccccacaggt cggccaccgc 1320 ttctgcaagg acttcccagg atttatcccg agcctgcttg gagacctcct agaggagagg 1380 cagaagataa agaagaagat gaaggccacg attgacccga tcgagaggaa gctcctcgat 1440 tacaggcaga gggccatcaa gatcctggca aacagctact acggttacta cggctatgca 1500 agggcgcgct ggtactgcaa ggagtgtgca gagagcgtaa cggcctgggg aagggagtac 1560 ataacgatga ccatcaagga gatagaggaa aagtacggct ttaaggtaat ctacagcgac 1620 accgacggat tttttgccac aatacctgga gccgatgctg aaaccgtcaa aaagaaggct 1680 atggagttcc tcaagtatat caacgccaaa cttccgggcg cgcttgagct cgagtacgag 1740 ggcttctaca aacgcggctt cttcgtcacg aagaagaagt atgcggtgat agacgaggaa 1800 ggcaagataa caacgcgcgg acttgagatt gtgaggcgtg actggagcga gatagcgaaa 1860 gagacgcagg cgagggttct tgaagctttg ctaaaggacg gtgacgtcga gaaggccgtg 1920 aggatagtca aagaagttac cgaaaagctg agcaagtacg aggttccgcc ggagaagctg 1980 gtgatccacg agcagataac gagggattta aaggactaca aggcaaccgg tccccacgtt 2040 gccgttgcca agaggttggc cgcgagagga gtcaaaatac gccctggaac ggtgataagc 2100 tacatcgtgc tcaagggctc tgggaggata ggcgacaggg cgataccgtt cgacgagttc 2160 gacccgacga agcacaagta cgacgccgag tactacattg agaaccaggt tctcccagcc 2220 gttgagagaa ttctgagagc cttcggttac cgcaaggaag acctgcgcta ccagaagacg 2280 agacaggttg gtttgagtgc ttggctgaag ccgaagggaa cttga 2325 35 2325 DNA Thermococcus litoralis misc_feature (277)..(279) NNN = AGA, AGG, CGA, CGC, CGG, CGT (ALL POSSIBLE CODONS FOR ARGININE) 35 atgatactgg acactgatta cataacaaaa gatggcaagc ctataatccg aatttttaag 60 aaagagaacg gggagtttaa aatagaactt gaccctcatt ttcagcccta tatatatgct 120 cttctcaaag atgactccgc tattgaggag ataaaggcaa taaagggcga gagacatgga 180 aaaactgtga gagtgctcga tgcagtgaaa gtcaggaaaa aatttttggg aagggaagtt 240 gaagtctgga agctcatttt cgagcatccc caagacnnnc cagctatgcg gggcaaaata 300 agggaacatc cagctgtggt tgacatttac gaatatgaca taccctttgc caagcgttat 360 ctcatagaca agggcttgat tcccatggag ggagacgagg agcttaagct ccttgccttt 420 gatattgaaa cgttttatca tgagggagat gaatttggaa agggcgagat aataatgatt 480 agttatgccg atgaagaaga ggccagagta atcacatgga aaaatatcga tttgccgtat 540 gtcgatgttg tgtccaatga aagagaaatg ataaagcgtt ttgttcaagt tgttaaagaa 600 aaagaccccg atgtgataat aacttacaat ggggacaatt ttgatttgcc gtatctcata 660 aaacgggcag aaaagctggg agttcggctt gtcttaggaa gggacaaaga acatcccgaa 720 cccaagattc agaggatggg tgatagtttt gctgtggaaa tcaagggtag aatccacttt 780 gatcttttcc cagttgtgcg aaggacgata aacctcccaa cgtatacgct tgaggcagtt 840 tatgaagcag ttttaggaaa aaccaaaagc aaattaggag cagaggaaat tgccgctata 900 tgggaaacag aagaaagcat gaaaaaacta gcccagtact caatggaaga tgctagggca 960 acgtatgagc tcgggaagga attcttcccc atggaagctg agctggcaaa gctgataggt 1020 caaagtgtat gggacgtctc gagatcaagc accggcaacc tcgtggagtg gtatctttta 1080 agggtggcat acgcgaggaa tgaacttgca ccgaacaaac ctgatgagga agagtataaa 1140 cggcgcttaa gaacaactta cctgggagga tatgtaaaag agccagaaaa aggtttgtgg 1200 gaaaatatca tttatttgga tttccgcagt ctgtaccctt caataatagt tactcacaac 1260 gtatccccag atacccttga aaaagagggc tgtaagaatt acgatgttgc tccgatagta 1320 ggatataggt tctgcaagga ctttccgggc tttattccct ccatactcgg ggacttaatt 1380 gcaatgaggc aagatataaa gaagaaaatg aaatccacaa ttgacccgat cgaaaagaaa 1440 atgctcgatt ataggcaaag ggctattaaa ttgcttgcaa acagctatta cggctatatg 1500 gggtatccta aggcaagatg gtactcgaag gaatgtgctg aaagcgttac cgcatggggg 1560 agacactaca tagagatgac gataagagaa atagaggaaa agttcggctt taaggttctt 1620 tatgcggaca ctgacggctt ttatgccaca atacccgggg aaaagcctga actcattaaa 1680 aagaaagcca aggaattcct aaactacata aactccaaac ttccaggtct gcttgagctt 1740 gagtatgagg gcttttactt gagaggattc tttgttacaa aaaagcgcta tgcagtcata 1800 gatgaagagg gcaggataac aacaaggggc ttggaagtag taaggagaga ttggagtgag 1860 atagctaagg agactcaggc aaaggtttta gaggctatac ttaaagaggg aagtgttgaa 1920 aaagctgtag aagttgttag agatgttgta gagaaaatag caaaatacag ggttccactt 1980 gaaaagcttg ttatccatga gcagattacc agggatttaa aggactacaa agccattggc 2040 cctcatgtcg cgatagcaaa aagacttgcc gcaagaggga taaaagtgaa accgggcaca 2100 ataataagct atatcgttct caaagggagc ggaaagataa gcgatagggt aattttactt 2160 acagaatacg atcctagaaa acacaagtac gatccggact actacataga aaaccaagtt 2220 ttgccggcag tacttaggat actcgaagcg tttggataca gaaaggagga tttaaggtat 2280 caaagctcaa aacaaaccgg cttagatgca tggctcaaga ggtag 2325 36 2325 DNA Thermococcus litoralis misc_feature (277)..(279) NNN = GAA, GAG (ALL CODONS FOR GLUTAMIC ACID) 36 atgatactgg acactgatta cataacaaaa gatggcaagc ctataatccg aatttttaag 60 aaagagaacg gggagtttaa aatagaactt gaccctcatt ttcagcccta tatatatgct 120 cttctcaaag atgactccgc tattgaggag ataaaggcaa taaagggcga gagacatgga 180 aaaactgtga gagtgctcga tgcagtgaaa gtcaggaaaa aatttttggg aagggaagtt 240 gaagtctgga agctcatttt cgagcatccc caagacnnnc cagctatgcg gggcaaaata 300 agggaacatc cagctgtggt tgacatttac gaatatgaca taccctttgc caagcgttat 360 ctcatagaca agggcttgat tcccatggag ggagacgagg agcttaagct ccttgccttt 420 gatattgaaa cgttttatca tgagggagat gaatttggaa agggcgagat aataatgatt 480 agttatgccg atgaagaaga ggccagagta atcacatgga aaaatatcga tttgccgtat 540 gtcgatgttg tgtccaatga aagagaaatg ataaagcgtt ttgttcaagt tgttaaagaa 600 aaagaccccg atgtgataat aacttacaat ggggacaatt ttgatttgcc gtatctcata 660 aaacgggcag aaaagctggg agttcggctt gtcttaggaa gggacaaaga acatcccgaa 720 cccaagattc agaggatggg tgatagtttt gctgtggaaa tcaagggtag aatccacttt 780 gatcttttcc cagttgtgcg aaggacgata aacctcccaa cgtatacgct tgaggcagtt 840 tatgaagcag ttttaggaaa aaccaaaagc aaattaggag cagaggaaat tgccgctata 900 tgggaaacag aagaaagcat gaaaaaacta gcccagtact caatggaaga tgctagggca 960 acgtatgagc tcgggaagga attcttcccc atggaagctg agctggcaaa gctgataggt 1020 caaagtgtat gggacgtctc gagatcaagc accggcaacc tcgtggagtg gtatctttta 1080 agggtggcat acgcgaggaa tgaacttgca ccgaacaaac ctgatgagga agagtataaa 1140 cggcgcttaa gaacaactta cctgggagga tatgtaaaag agccagaaaa aggtttgtgg 1200 gaaaatatca tttatttgga tttccgcagt ctgtaccctt caataatagt tactcacaac 1260 gtatccccag atacccttga aaaagagggc tgtaagaatt acgatgttgc tccgatagta 1320 ggatataggt tctgcaagga ctttccgggc tttattccct ccatactcgg ggacttaatt 1380 gcaatgaggc aagatataaa gaagaaaatg aaatccacaa ttgacccgat cgaaaagaaa 1440 atgctcgatt ataggcaaag ggctattaaa ttgcttgcaa acagctatta cggctatatg 1500 gggtatccta aggcaagatg gtactcgaag gaatgtgctg aaagcgttac cgcatggggg 1560 agacactaca tagagatgac gataagagaa atagaggaaa agttcggctt taaggttctt 1620 tatgcggaca ctgacggctt ttatgccaca atacccgggg aaaagcctga actcattaaa 1680 aagaaagcca aggaattcct aaactacata aactccaaac ttccaggtct gcttgagctt 1740 gagtatgagg gcttttactt gagaggattc tttgttacaa aaaagcgcta tgcagtcata 1800 gatgaagagg gcaggataac aacaaggggc ttggaagtag taaggagaga ttggagtgag 1860 atagctaagg agactcaggc aaaggtttta gaggctatac ttaaagaggg aagtgttgaa 1920 aaagctgtag aagttgttag agatgttgta gagaaaatag caaaatacag ggttccactt 1980 gaaaagcttg ttatccatga gcagattacc agggatttaa aggactacaa agccattggc 2040 cctcatgtcg cgatagcaaa aagacttgcc gcaagaggga taaaagtgaa accgggcaca 2100 ataataagct atatcgttct caaagggagc ggaaagataa gcgatagggt aattttactt 2160 acagaatacg atcctagaaa acacaagtac gatccggact actacataga aaaccaagtt 2220 ttgccggcag tacttaggat actcgaagcg tttggataca gaaaggagga tttaaggtat 2280 caaagctcaa aacaaaccgg cttagatgca tggctcaaga ggtag 2325 37 2328 DNA Pyrococcus GB-D misc_feature (277)..(279) NNN = AGA, AGG, CGA, CGC, CGG, CGT (ALL POSSIBLE CODONS FOR ARGININE) 37 atgatacttg acgctgacta catcaccgag gatgggaagc cgattataag gattttcaag 60 aaagaaaacg gcgagtttaa ggttgagtac gacagaaact ttagacctta catttacgct 120 ctcctcaaag atgactcgca gattgatgag gttaggaaga taaccgccga gaggcatggg 180 aagatagtga gaattataga tgccgaaaag gtaaggaaga agttcctggg gaggccgatt 240 gaggtatgga ggctgtactt tgaacaccct caggacnnnc ccgcaataag ggataagata 300 agagagcatt ccgcagttat tgacatcttt gagtacgaca ttccgttcgc gaagaggtac 360 ctaatagaca aaggcctaat tccaatggaa ggcgatgaag agctcaagtt gctcgcattt 420 gacatagaaa ccctctatca cgaaggggag gagttcgcga aggggcccat tataatgata 480 agctatgctg atgaggaaga agccaaagtc ataacgtgga aaaagatcga tctcccgtac 540 gtcgaggtag tttccagcga gagggagatg ataaagcggt tcctcaaggt gataagggag 600 aaagatcccg atgttataat tacctacaac ggcgattctt tcgaccttcc ctatctagtt 660 aagagggccg aaaagctcgg gataaagcta cccctgggaa gggacggtag tgagccaaag 720 atgcagaggc ttggggatat gacagcggtg gagataaagg gaaggataca ctttgacctc 780 taccacgtga ttaggagaac gataaacctc ccaacataca ccctcgaggc agtttatgag 840 gcaatcttcg gaaagccaaa ggagaaagtt tacgctcacg agatagctga ggcctgggag 900 actggaaagg gactggagag agttgcaaag tattcaatgg aggatgcaaa ggtaacgtac 960 gagctcggta gggagttctt cccaatggag gcccagcttt caaggttagt cggccagccc 1020 ctgtgggatg tttctaggtc ttcaactggc aacttggtgg agtggtacct cctcaggaag 1080 gcctacgaga ggaatgaatt ggctccaaac aagccggatg agagggagta cgagagaagg 1140 ctaagggaga gctacgctgg gggatacgtt aaggagccgg agaaagggct ctgggagggg 1200 ttagtttccc tagatttcag gagcctgtac ccctcgataa taatcaccca taacgtctca 1260 ccggatacgc tgaacaggga agggtgtagg gaatacgatg tcgccccaga ggttgggcac 1320 aagttctgca aggacttccc ggggtttatc cccagcctgc tcaagaggtt attggatgaa 1380 aggcaagaaa taaaaaggaa gatgaaagct tctaaagacc caatcgagaa gaagatgctt 1440 gattacaggc aacgggcaat caaaatcctg gcaaacagct attatgggta ttatgggtac 1500 gcaaaagccc gttggtactg taaggagtgc gcagagagcg ttacggcctg ggggagggaa 1560 tatatagagt tcgtaaggaa ggaactggag gaaaagttcg ggttcaaagt cttatacata 1620 gacacagatg gactctacgc cacaattcct ggggcaaaac ccgaggagat aaagaagaaa 1680 gccctagagt tcgtagatta tataaacgcc aagctcccag ggctgttgga gcttgagtac 1740 gagggcttct acgtgagagg gttcttcgtg acgaagaaga agtatgcgtt gatagatgag 1800 gaagggaaga taatcactag ggggcttgaa atagtcagga gggactggag cgaaatagcc 1860 aaagaaaccc aagcaaaagt cctagaggct atcctaaagc atggcaacgt tgaggaggca 1920 gtaaagatag ttaaggaggt aactgaaaag ctgagcaagt acgaaatacc tccagaaaag 1980 ctagttattt acgagcagat cacgaggccc cttcacgagt acaaggctat aggtccgcac 2040 gttgccgtgg caaaaaggtt agccgctaga ggagtaaagg tgaggcctgg catggtgata 2100 gggtacatag tgctgagggg agacgggcca ataagcaaga gggctatcct tgcagaggag 2160 ttcgatctca ggaagcataa gtatgacgct gagtattaca tagaaaatca ggttttacct 2220 gccgttctta gaatattaga ggcctttggg tacaggaaag aagacctcag gtggcagaag 2280 actaaacaga caggtcttac ggcatggctt aacatcaaga agaagtaa 2328 38 2328 DNA Pyrococcus GB-D misc_feature (277)..(279) NNN = GAA, GAG (ALL CODONS FOR GLUTAMIC ACID) 38 atgatacttg acgctgacta catcaccgag gatgggaagc cgattataag gattttcaag 60 aaagaaaacg gcgagtttaa ggttgagtac gacagaaact ttagacctta catttacgct 120 ctcctcaaag atgactcgca gattgatgag gttaggaaga taaccgccga gaggcatggg 180 aagatagtga gaattataga tgccgaaaag gtaaggaaga agttcctggg gaggccgatt 240 gaggtatgga ggctgtactt tgaacaccct caggacnnnc ccgcaataag ggataagata 300 agagagcatt ccgcagttat tgacatcttt gagtacgaca ttccgttcgc gaagaggtac 360 ctaatagaca aaggcctaat tccaatggaa ggcgatgaag agctcaagtt gctcgcattt 420 gacatagaaa ccctctatca cgaaggggag gagttcgcga aggggcccat tataatgata 480 agctatgctg atgaggaaga agccaaagtc ataacgtgga aaaagatcga tctcccgtac 540 gtcgaggtag tttccagcga gagggagatg ataaagcggt tcctcaaggt gataagggag 600 aaagatcccg atgttataat tacctacaac ggcgattctt tcgaccttcc ctatctagtt 660 aagagggccg aaaagctcgg gataaagcta cccctgggaa gggacggtag tgagccaaag 720 atgcagaggc ttggggatat gacagcggtg gagataaagg gaaggataca ctttgacctc 780 taccacgtga ttaggagaac gataaacctc ccaacataca ccctcgaggc agtttatgag 840 gcaatcttcg gaaagccaaa ggagaaagtt tacgctcacg agatagctga ggcctgggag 900 actggaaagg gactggagag agttgcaaag tattcaatgg aggatgcaaa ggtaacgtac 960 gagctcggta gggagttctt cccaatggag gcccagcttt caaggttagt cggccagccc 1020 ctgtgggatg tttctaggtc ttcaactggc aacttggtgg agtggtacct cctcaggaag 1080 gcctacgaga ggaatgaatt ggctccaaac aagccggatg agagggagta cgagagaagg 1140 ctaagggaga gctacgctgg gggatacgtt aaggagccgg agaaagggct ctgggagggg 1200 ttagtttccc tagatttcag gagcctgtac ccctcgataa taatcaccca taacgtctca 1260 ccggatacgc tgaacaggga agggtgtagg gaatacgatg tcgccccaga ggttgggcac 1320 aagttctgca aggacttccc ggggtttatc cccagcctgc tcaagaggtt attggatgaa 1380 aggcaagaaa taaaaaggaa gatgaaagct tctaaagacc caatcgagaa gaagatgctt 1440 gattacaggc aacgggcaat caaaatcctg gcaaacagct attatgggta ttatgggtac 1500 gcaaaagccc gttggtactg taaggagtgc gcagagagcg ttacggcctg ggggagggaa 1560 tatatagagt tcgtaaggaa ggaactggag gaaaagttcg ggttcaaagt cttatacata 1620 gacacagatg gactctacgc cacaattcct ggggcaaaac ccgaggagat aaagaagaaa 1680 gccctagagt tcgtagatta tataaacgcc aagctcccag ggctgttgga gcttgagtac 1740 gagggcttct acgtgagagg gttcttcgtg acgaagaaga agtatgcgtt gatagatgag 1800 gaagggaaga taatcactag ggggcttgaa atagtcagga gggactggag cgaaatagcc 1860 aaagaaaccc aagcaaaagt cctagaggct atcctaaagc atggcaacgt tgaggaggca 1920 gtaaagatag ttaaggaggt aactgaaaag ctgagcaagt acgaaatacc tccagaaaag 1980 ctagttattt acgagcagat cacgaggccc cttcacgagt acaaggctat aggtccgcac 2040 gttgccgtgg caaaaaggtt agccgctaga ggagtaaagg tgaggcctgg catggtgata 2100 gggtacatag tgctgagggg agacgggcca ataagcaaga gggctatcct tgcagaggag 2160 ttcgatctca ggaagcataa gtatgacgct gagtattaca tagaaaatca ggttttacct 2220 gccgttctta gaatattaga ggcctttggg tacaggaaag aagacctcag gtggcagaag 2280 actaaacaga caggtcttac ggcatggctt aacatcaaga agaagtaa 2328 39 2331 DNA Thermococcus sp. misc_feature (277)..(279) NNN = AGA, AGG, CGA, CGC, CGG, CGT (ALL POSSIBLE CODONS FOR ARGININE) 39 atgatccttg acgttgatta catcaccgag aatggaaagc ccgtcatcag ggtcttcaag 60 aaggagaacg gcgagttcag gattgaatac gaccgcgagt tcgagcccta cttctacgcg 120 ctcctcaggg acgactctgc catcgaagaa atcaaaaaga taaccgcgga gaggcacggc 180 agggtcgtta aggttaagcg cgcggagaag gtgaagaaaa agttcctcgg caggtctgtg 240 gaggtctggg tcctctactt cacgcacccg caggacnnnc cggcaatccg cgacaaaata 300 aggaagcacc ccgcggtcat cgacatctac gagtacgaca tacccttcgc caagcgctac 360 ctcatagaca agggcctaat cccgatggaa ggtgaggaag agcttaaact catgtccttc 420 gacatcgaga cgctctacca cgagggagaa gagtttggaa ccgggccgat tctgatgata 480 agctacgccg atgaaagcga ggcgcgcgtg ataacctgga agaagatcga ccttccttac 540 gttgaggttg tctccaccga gaaggagatg attaagcgct tcttgagggt cgttaaggag 600 aaggacccgg acgtgctgat aacatacaac ggcgacaact tcgacttcgc ctacctgaaa 660 aagcgctgtg agaagcttgg cgtgagcttt accctcggga gggacgggag cgagccgaag 720 atacagcgca tgggggacag gtttgcggtc gaggtgaagg gcagggtaca cttcgacctt 780 tatccagtca taaggcgcac cataaacctc ccgacctaca cccttgaggc tgtatacgag 840 gcggttttcg gcaagcccaa ggagaaggtc tacgccgagg agatagccac cgcctgggag 900 accggcgagg ggcttgagag ggtcgcgcgc tactcgatgg aggacgcgag ggttacctac 960 gagcttggca gggagttctt cccgatggag gcccagcttt ccaggctcat cggccaaggc 1020 ctctgggacg tttcccgctc cagcaccggc aacctcgtcg agtggttcct cctaaggaag 1080 gcctacgaga ggaacgaact cgctcccaac aagcccgacg agagggagct ggcgaggaga 1140 agggggggct acgccggtgg ctacgtcaag gagccggagc ggggactgtg ggacaatatc 1200 gtgtatctag actttcgtag tctctaccct tcaatcataa tcacccacaa cgtctcgcca 1260 gatacgctca accgcgaggg gtgtaggagc tacgacgttg cccccgaggt cggtcacaag 1320 ttctgcaagg acttccccgg cttcattccg agcctgctcg gaaacctgct ggaggaaagg 1380 cagaagataa agaggaagat gaaggcaact ctcgacccgc tggagaagaa tctcctcgat 1440 tacaggcaac gcgccatcaa gattctcgcc aacagctact acggctacta cggctatgcc 1500 agggcaagat ggtactgcag ggagtgcgcc gagagcgtta cggcatgggg aagggagtac 1560 atcgaaatgg tcatcagaga gcttgaggaa aagttcggtt ttaaagtcct ctatgcagac 1620 acagacggtc tccatgccac cattcctgga gcggacgctg aaacagtcaa gaaaaaggca 1680 atggagttct taaactatat caatcccaaa ctgcccggcc ttctcgaact cgaatacgag 1740 ggcttctacg tcaggggctt cttcgtcacg aagaaaaagt acgcggtcat cgacgaggag 1800 ggcaagataa ccacgcgcgg gcttgagata gtcaggcgcg actggagcga gatagcgaag 1860 gagacgcagg cgagggtttt ggaggcgata ctcaggcacg gtgacgttga agaggccgtc 1920 agaattgtca gggaagtcac cgaaaagctg agcaagtacg aggttccgcc ggagaagctg 1980 gttatccacg agcagataac gcgcgagctc aaggactaca aggccaccgg cccgcacgta 2040 gccatagcga agcgtttggc cgccagaggt gttaaaatcc ggcccggaac tgtgataagc 2100 tacatcgttc tgaagggctc cggaaggata ggcgacaggg cgattccctt cgacgagttc 2160 gacccgacga agcacaagta cgatgcggac tactacatcg agaaccaggt tctgccggca 2220 gttgagagaa tcctcagggc cttcggctac cgcaaggaag acctgcgcta ccagaagacg 2280 aggcaggtcg ggcttggcgc gtggctgaag ccgaagggga agaagaagtg a 2331 40 2331 DNA Thermococcus sp. misc_feature (277)..(279) NNN = GAA, GAG (ALL CODONS FOR GLUTAMIC ACID) 40 atgatccttg acgttgatta catcaccgag aatggaaagc ccgtcatcag ggtcttcaag 60 aaggagaacg gcgagttcag gattgaatac gaccgcgagt tcgagcccta cttctacgcg 120 ctcctcaggg acgactctgc catcgaagaa atcaaaaaga taaccgcgga gaggcacggc 180 agggtcgtta aggttaagcg cgcggagaag gtgaagaaaa agttcctcgg caggtctgtg 240 gaggtctggg tcctctactt cacgcacccg caggacnnnc cggcaatccg cgacaaaata 300 aggaagcacc ccgcggtcat cgacatctac gagtacgaca tacccttcgc caagcgctac 360 ctcatagaca agggcctaat cccgatggaa ggtgaggaag agcttaaact catgtccttc 420 gacatcgaga cgctctacca cgagggagaa gagtttggaa ccgggccgat tctgatgata 480 agctacgccg atgaaagcga ggcgcgcgtg ataacctgga agaagatcga ccttccttac 540 gttgaggttg tctccaccga gaaggagatg attaagcgct tcttgagggt cgttaaggag 600 aaggacccgg acgtgctgat aacatacaac ggcgacaact tcgacttcgc ctacctgaaa 660 aagcgctgtg agaagcttgg cgtgagcttt accctcggga gggacgggag cgagccgaag 720 atacagcgca tgggggacag gtttgcggtc gaggtgaagg gcagggtaca cttcgacctt 780 tatccagtca taaggcgcac cataaacctc ccgacctaca cccttgaggc tgtatacgag 840 gcggttttcg gcaagcccaa ggagaaggtc tacgccgagg agatagccac cgcctgggag 900 accggcgagg ggcttgagag ggtcgcgcgc tactcgatgg aggacgcgag ggttacctac 960 gagcttggca gggagttctt cccgatggag gcccagcttt ccaggctcat cggccaaggc 1020 ctctgggacg tttcccgctc cagcaccggc aacctcgtcg agtggttcct cctaaggaag 1080 gcctacgaga ggaacgaact cgctcccaac aagcccgacg agagggagct ggcgaggaga 1140 agggggggct acgccggtgg ctacgtcaag gagccggagc ggggactgtg ggacaatatc 1200 gtgtatctag actttcgtag tctctaccct tcaatcataa tcacccacaa cgtctcgcca 1260 gatacgctca accgcgaggg gtgtaggagc tacgacgttg cccccgaggt cggtcacaag 1320 ttctgcaagg acttccccgg cttcattccg agcctgctcg gaaacctgct ggaggaaagg 1380 cagaagataa agaggaagat gaaggcaact ctcgacccgc tggagaagaa tctcctcgat 1440 tacaggcaac gcgccatcaa gattctcgcc aacagctact acggctacta cggctatgcc 1500 agggcaagat ggtactgcag ggagtgcgcc gagagcgtta cggcatgggg aagggagtac 1560 atcgaaatgg tcatcagaga gcttgaggaa aagttcggtt ttaaagtcct ctatgcagac 1620 acagacggtc tccatgccac cattcctgga gcggacgctg aaacagtcaa gaaaaaggca 1680 atggagttct taaactatat caatcccaaa ctgcccggcc ttctcgaact cgaatacgag 1740 ggcttctacg tcaggggctt cttcgtcacg aagaaaaagt acgcggtcat cgacgaggag 1800 ggcaagataa ccacgcgcgg gcttgagata gtcaggcgcg actggagcga gatagcgaag 1860 gagacgcagg cgagggtttt ggaggcgata ctcaggcacg gtgacgttga agaggccgtc 1920 agaattgtca gggaagtcac cgaaaagctg agcaagtacg aggttccgcc ggagaagctg 1980 gttatccacg agcagataac gcgcgagctc aaggactaca aggccaccgg cccgcacgta 2040 gccatagcga agcgtttggc cgccagaggt gttaaaatcc ggcccggaac tgtgataagc 2100 tacatcgttc tgaagggctc cggaaggata ggcgacaggg cgattccctt cgacgagttc 2160 gacccgacga agcacaagta cgatgcggac tactacatcg agaaccaggt tctgccggca 2220 gttgagagaa tcctcagggc cttcggctac cgcaaggaag acctgcgcta ccagaagacg 2280 aggcaggtcg ggcttggcgc gtggctgaag ccgaagggga agaagaagtg a 2331 41 775 PRT Pyrococcus furiosus 41 Met Ile Leu Asp Val Asp Tyr Ile Thr Glu Glu Gly Lys Pro Val Ile 1 5 10 15 Arg Leu Phe Lys Lys Glu Asn Gly Lys Phe Lys Ile Glu His Asp Arg 20 25 30 Thr Phe Arg Pro Tyr Ile Tyr Ala Leu Leu Arg Asp Asp Ser Lys Ile 35 40 45 Glu Glu Val Lys Lys Ile Thr Gly Glu Arg His Gly Lys Ile Val Arg 50 55 60 Ile Val Asp Val Glu Lys Val Glu Lys Lys Phe Leu Gly Lys Pro Ile 65 70 75 80 Thr Val Trp Lys Leu Tyr Leu Glu His Pro Gln Asp Arg Pro Thr Ile 85 90 95 Arg Glu Lys Val Arg Glu His Pro Ala Val Val Asp Ile Phe Glu Tyr 100 105 110 Asp Ile Pro Phe Ala Lys Arg Tyr Leu Ile Asp Lys Gly Leu Ile Pro 115 120 125 Met Glu Gly Glu Glu Glu Leu Lys Ile Leu Ala Phe Asp Ile Glu Thr 130 135 140 Leu Tyr His Glu Gly Glu Glu Phe Gly Lys Gly Pro Ile Ile Met Ile 145 150 155 160 Ser Tyr Ala Asp Glu Asn Glu Ala Lys Val Ile Thr Trp Lys Asn Ile 165 170 175 Asp Leu Pro Tyr Val Glu Val Val Ser Ser Glu Arg Glu Met Ile Lys 180 185 190 Arg Phe Leu Arg Ile Ile Arg Glu Lys Asp Pro Asp Ile Ile Val Thr 195 200 205 Tyr Asn Gly Asp Ser Phe Asp Phe Pro Tyr Leu Ala Lys Arg Ala Glu 210 215 220 Lys Leu Gly Ile Lys Leu Thr Ile Gly Arg Asp Gly Ser Glu Pro Lys 225 230 235 240 Met Gln Arg Ile Gly Asp Met Thr Ala Val Glu Val Lys Gly Arg Ile 245 250 255 His Phe Asp Leu Tyr His Val Ile Thr Arg Thr Ile Asn Leu Pro Thr 260 265 270 Tyr Thr Leu Glu Ala Val Tyr Glu Ala Ile Phe Gly Lys Pro Lys Glu 275 280 285 Lys Val Tyr Ala Asp Glu Ile Ala Lys Ala Trp Glu Ser Gly Glu Asn 290 295 300 Leu Glu Arg Val Ala Lys Tyr Ser Met Glu Asp Ala Lys Ala Thr Tyr 305 310 315 320 Glu Leu Gly Lys Glu Phe Leu Pro Met Glu Ile Gln Leu Ser Arg Leu 325 330 335 Val Gly Gln Pro Leu Trp Asp Val Ser Arg Ser Ser Thr Gly Asn Leu 340 345 350 Val Glu Trp Phe Leu Leu Arg Lys Ala Tyr Glu Arg Asn Glu Val Ala 355 360 365 Pro Asn Lys Pro Ser Glu Glu Glu Tyr Gln Arg Arg Leu Arg Glu Ser 370 375 380 Tyr Thr Gly Gly Phe Val Lys Glu Pro Glu Lys Gly Leu Trp Glu Asn 385 390 395 400 Ile Val Tyr Leu Asp Phe Arg Ala Leu Tyr Pro Ser Ile Ile Ile Thr 405 410 415 His Asn Val Ser Pro Asp Thr Leu Asn Leu Glu Gly Cys Lys Asn Tyr 420 425 430 Asp Ile Ala Pro Gln Val Gly His Lys Phe Cys Lys Asp Ile Pro Gly 435 440 445 Phe Ile Pro Ser Leu Leu Gly His Leu Leu Glu Glu Arg Gln Lys Ile 450 455 460 Lys Thr Lys Met Lys Glu Thr Gln Asp Pro Ile Glu Lys Ile Leu Leu 465 470 475 480 Asp Tyr Arg Gln Lys Ala Ile Lys Leu Leu Ala Asn Ser Phe Tyr Gly 485 490 495 Tyr Tyr Gly Tyr Ala Lys Ala Arg Trp Tyr Cys Lys Glu Cys Ala Glu 500 505 510 Ser Val Thr Ala Trp Gly Arg Lys Tyr Ile Glu Leu Val Trp Lys Glu 515 520 525 Leu Glu Glu Lys Phe Gly Phe Lys Val Leu Tyr Ile Asp Thr Asp Gly 530 535 540 Leu Tyr Ala Thr Ile Pro Gly Gly Glu Ser Glu Glu Ile Lys Lys Lys 545 550 555 560 Ala Leu Glu Phe Val Lys Tyr Ile Asn Ser Lys Leu Pro Gly Leu Leu 565 570 575 Glu Leu Glu Tyr Glu Gly Phe Tyr Lys Arg Gly Phe Phe Val Thr Lys 580 585 590 Lys Arg Tyr Ala Val Ile Asp Glu Glu Gly Lys Val Ile Thr Arg Gly 595 600 605 Leu Glu Ile Val Arg Arg Asp Trp Ser Glu Ile Ala Lys Glu Thr Gln 610 615 620 Ala Arg Val Leu Glu Thr Ile Leu Lys His Gly Asp Val Glu Glu Ala 625 630 635 640 Val Arg Ile Val Lys Glu Val Ile Gln Lys Leu Ala Asn Tyr Glu Ile 645 650 655 Pro Pro Glu Lys Leu Ala Ile Tyr Glu Gln Ile Thr Arg Pro Leu His 660 665 670 Glu Tyr Lys Ala Ile Gly Pro His Val Ala Val Ala Lys Lys Leu Ala 675 680 685 Ala Lys Gly Val Lys Ile Lys Pro Gly Met Val Ile Gly Tyr Ile Val 690 695 700 Leu Arg Gly Asp Gly Pro Ile Ser Asn Arg Ala Ile Leu Ala Glu Glu 705 710 715 720 Tyr Asp Pro Lys Lys His Lys Tyr Asp Ala Glu Tyr Tyr Ile Glu Asn 725 730 735 Gln Val Leu Pro Ala Val Leu Arg Ile Leu Glu Gly Phe Gly Tyr Arg 740 745 750 Lys Glu Asp Leu Arg Tyr Gln Lys Thr Arg Gln Val Gly Leu Thr Ser 755 760 765 Trp Leu Asn Ile Lys Lys Ser 770 775 42 775 PRT Pyrococcus furiosus 42 Met Ile Leu Asp Val Asp Tyr Ile Thr Glu Glu Gly Lys Pro Val Ile 1 5 10 15 Arg Leu Phe Lys Lys Glu Asn Gly Lys Phe Lys Ile Glu His Asp Arg 20 25 30 Thr Phe Arg Pro Tyr Ile Tyr Ala Leu Leu Arg Asp Asp Ser Lys Ile 35 40 45 Glu Glu Val Lys Lys Ile Thr Gly Glu Arg His Gly Lys Ile Val Arg 50 55 60 Ile Val Asp Val Glu Lys Val Glu Lys Lys Phe Leu Gly Lys Pro Ile 65 70 75 80 Thr Val Trp Lys Leu Tyr Leu Glu His Pro Gln Asp Glu Pro Thr Ile 85 90 95 Arg Glu Lys Val Arg Glu His Pro Ala Val Val Asp Ile Phe Glu Tyr 100 105 110 Asp Ile Pro Phe Ala Lys Arg Tyr Leu Ile Asp Lys Gly Leu Ile Pro 115 120 125 Met Glu Gly Glu Glu Glu Leu Lys Ile Leu Ala Phe Asp Ile Glu Thr 130 135 140 Leu Tyr His Glu Gly Glu Glu Phe Gly Lys Gly Pro Ile Ile Met Ile 145 150 155 160 Ser Tyr Ala Asp Glu Asn Glu Ala Lys Val Ile Thr Trp Lys Asn Ile 165 170 175 Asp Leu Pro Tyr Val Glu Val Val Ser Ser Glu Arg Glu Met Ile Lys 180 185 190 Arg Phe Leu Arg Ile Ile Arg Glu Lys Asp Pro Asp Ile Ile Val Thr 195 200 205 Tyr Asn Gly Asp Ser Phe Asp Phe Pro Tyr Leu Ala Lys Arg Ala Glu 210 215 220 Lys Leu Gly Ile Lys Leu Thr 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Ile Thr Met Thr Ile Lys Glu Ile 515 520 525 Glu Glu Lys Tyr Gly Phe Lys Val Ile Tyr Ser Asp Thr Asp Gly Phe 530 535 540 Phe Ala Thr Ile Pro Gly Ala Asp Ala Glu Thr Val Lys Lys Lys Ala 545 550 555 560 Met Glu Phe Leu Asn Tyr Ile Asn Ala Lys Leu Pro Gly Ala Leu Glu 565 570 575 Leu Glu Tyr Glu Gly Phe Tyr Lys Arg Gly Phe Phe Val Thr Lys Lys 580 585 590 Lys Tyr Ala Val Ile Asp Glu Glu Gly Lys Ile Thr Thr Arg Gly Leu 595 600 605 Glu Ile Val Arg Arg Asp Trp Ser Glu Ile Ala Lys Glu Thr Gln Ala 610 615 620 Arg Val Leu Glu Ala Leu Leu Lys Asp Gly Asp Val Glu Lys Ala Val 625 630 635 640 Arg Ile Val Lys Glu Val Thr Glu Lys Leu Ser Lys Tyr Glu Val Pro 645 650 655 Pro Glu Lys Leu Val Ile His Glu Gln Ile Thr Arg Asp Leu Lys Asp 660 665 670 Tyr Lys Ala Thr Gly Pro His Val Ala Val Ala Lys Arg Leu Ala Ala 675 680 685 Arg Gly Val Lys Ile Arg Pro Gly Thr Val Ile Ser Tyr Ile Val Leu 690 695 700 Lys Gly Ser Gly Arg Ile Gly Asp Arg Ala Ile Pro Phe Asp Glu Phe 705 710 715 720 Asp Pro Thr Lys His Lys Tyr Asp Ala Glu Tyr Tyr Ile Glu Asn Gln 725 730 735 Val Leu Pro Ala Val Glu Arg Ile Leu Arg Ala Phe Gly Tyr Arg Lys 740 745 750 Glu Asp Leu Arg Tyr Gln Lys Thr Arg Gln Val Gly Leu Ser Ala Trp 755 760 765 Leu Lys Pro Lys Gly Thr 770 52 774 PRT Thermococcus kodakaraensis 52 Met Ile Leu Asp Thr Asp Tyr Ile Thr Glu Asp Gly Lys Pro Val Ile 1 5 10 15 Arg Ile Phe Lys Lys Glu Asn Gly Glu Phe Lys Ile Glu Tyr Asp Arg 20 25 30 Thr Phe Glu Pro Tyr Phe Tyr Ala Leu Leu Lys Asp Asp Ser Ala Ile 35 40 45 Glu Glu Val Lys Lys Ile Thr Ala Glu Arg His Gly Thr Val Val Thr 50 55 60 Val Lys Arg Val Glu Lys Val Gln Lys Lys Phe Leu Gly Arg Pro Val 65 70 75 80 Glu Val Trp Lys Leu Tyr Phe Thr His Pro Gln Asp Glu Pro Ala Ile 85 90 95 Arg Asp Lys Ile Arg Glu His Gly Ala Val Ile Asp Ile Tyr Glu Tyr 100 105 110 Asp Ile Pro Phe Ala Lys Arg Tyr Leu Ile Asp Lys Gly Leu Val Pro 115 120 125 Met Glu Gly Asp Glu Glu Leu Lys Met Leu Ala Phe Asp Ile Gln Thr 130 135 140 Leu Tyr His Glu Gly Glu Glu Phe Ala Glu Gly Pro Ile Leu Met Ile 145 150 155 160 Ser Tyr Ala Asp Glu Glu Gly Ala Arg Val Ile Thr Trp Lys Asn Val 165 170 175 Asp Leu Pro Tyr Val Asp Val Val Ser Thr Glu Arg Glu Met Ile Lys 180 185 190 Arg Phe Leu Arg Val Val Lys Glu Lys Asp Pro Asp Val Leu Ile Thr 195 200 205 Tyr Asn Gly Asp Asn Phe Asp Phe Ala Tyr Leu Lys Lys Arg Cys Glu 210 215 220 Lys Leu Gly Ile Asn Phe Ala Leu Gly Arg Asp Gly Ser Glu Pro Lys 225 230 235 240 Ile Gln Arg Met Gly Asp Arg Phe Ala Val Glu Val Lys Gly Arg Ile 245 250 255 His Phe Asp Leu Tyr Pro Val Ile Arg Arg Thr Ile Asn Leu Pro Thr 260 265 270 Tyr Thr Leu Glu Ala Val Tyr Glu Ala Val Phe Gly Gln Pro Lys Glu 275 280 285 Lys Val Tyr Ala Glu Glu Ile Thr Pro Ala Trp Glu Thr Gly Glu Asn 290 295 300 Leu Glu Arg Val Ala Arg Tyr Ser Met Glu Asp Ala Lys Val Thr Tyr 305 310 315 320 Glu Leu Gly Lys Glu Phe Leu Pro Met Glu Ala Gln Leu Ser Arg Leu 325 330 335 Ile Gly Gln Ser Leu Trp Asp Val Ser Arg Ser Ser Thr Gly Asn Leu 340 345 350 Val Glu Trp Phe Leu Leu Arg Lys Ala Tyr Glu Arg Asn Glu Leu Ala 355 360 365 Pro Asn Lys Pro Asp Glu Lys Glu Leu Ala Arg Arg Arg Gln Ser Tyr 370 375 380 Glu Gly Gly Tyr Val Lys Glu Pro Glu Arg Gly Leu Trp Glu Asn Ile 385 390 395 400 Val Tyr Leu Asp Phe Arg Ser Leu Tyr Pro Ser Ile Ile Ile Thr His 405 410 415 Asn Val Ser Pro Asp Thr Leu Asn Arg Glu Gly Cys Lys Glu Tyr Asp 420 425 430 Val Ala Pro Gln Val Gly His Arg Phe Cys Lys Asp Phe Pro Gly Phe 435 440 445 Ile Pro Ser Leu Leu Gly Asp Leu Leu Glu Glu Arg Gln Lys Ile Lys 450 455 460 Lys Lys Met Lys Ala Thr Ile Asp Pro Ile Glu Arg Lys Leu Leu Asp 465 470 475 480 Tyr Arg Gln Arg Ala Ile Lys Ile Leu Ala Asn Ser Tyr Tyr Gly Tyr 485 490 495 Tyr Gly Tyr Ala Arg Ala Arg Trp Tyr Cys Lys Glu Cys Ala Glu Ser 500 505 510 Val Thr Ala Trp Gly Arg Glu Tyr Ile Thr Met Thr Ile Lys Glu Ile 515 520 525 Glu Glu Lys Tyr Gly Phe Lys Val Ile Tyr Ser Asp Thr Asp Gly Phe 530 535 540 Phe Ala Thr Ile Pro Gly Ala Asp Ala Glu Thr Val Lys Lys Lys Ala 545 550 555 560 Met Glu Phe Leu Asn Tyr Ile Asn Ala Lys Leu Pro Gly Ala Leu Glu 565 570 575 Leu Glu Tyr Glu Gly Phe Tyr Lys Arg Gly Phe Phe Val Thr Lys Lys 580 585 590 Lys Tyr Ala Val Ile Asp Glu Glu Gly Lys Ile Thr Thr Arg Gly Leu 595 600 605 Glu Ile Val Arg Arg Asp Trp Ser Glu Ile Ala Lys Glu Thr Gln Ala 610 615 620 Arg Val Leu Glu Ala Leu Leu Lys Asp Gly Asp Val Glu Lys Ala Val 625 630 635 640 Arg Ile Val Lys Glu Val Thr Glu Lys Leu Ser Lys Tyr Glu Val Pro 645 650 655 Pro Glu Lys Leu Val Ile His Glu Gln Ile Thr Arg Asp Leu Lys Asp 660 665 670 Tyr Lys Ala Thr Gly Pro His Val Ala Val Ala Lys Arg Leu Ala Ala 675 680 685 Arg Gly Val Lys Ile Arg Pro Gly Thr Val Ile Ser Tyr Ile Val Leu 690 695 700 Lys Gly Ser Gly Arg Ile Gly Asp Arg Ala Ile Pro Phe Asp Glu Phe 705 710 715 720 Asp Pro Thr Lys His Lys Tyr Asp Ala Glu Tyr Tyr Ile Glu Asn Gln 725 730 735 Val Leu Pro Ala Val Glu Arg Ile Leu Arg Ala Phe Gly Tyr Arg Lys 740 745 750 Glu Asp Leu Arg Tyr Gln Lys Thr Arg Gln Val Gly Leu Ser Ala Trp 755 760 765 Leu Lys Pro Lys Gly Thr 770 53 774 PRT Thermococcus litoralis 53 Met Ile Leu Asp Thr Asp Tyr Ile Thr Lys Asp Gly Lys Pro Ile Ile 1 5 10 15 Arg Ile Phe Lys Lys Glu Asn Gly Glu Phe Lys Ile Glu Leu Asp Pro 20 25 30 His Phe Gln Pro Tyr Ile Tyr Ala Leu Leu Lys Asp Asp Ser Ala Ile 35 40 45 Glu Glu Ile Lys Ala Ile Lys Gly Glu Arg His Gly Lys Thr Val Arg 50 55 60 Val Leu Asp Ala Val Lys Val Arg Lys Lys Phe Leu Gly Arg Glu Val 65 70 75 80 Glu Val Trp Lys Leu Ile Phe Glu His Pro Gln Asp Arg Pro Ala Met 85 90 95 Arg Gly Lys Ile Arg Glu His Pro Ala Val Val Asp Ile Tyr Glu Tyr 100 105 110 Asp Ile Pro Phe Ala Lys Arg Tyr Leu Ile Asp Lys Gly Leu Ile Pro 115 120 125 Met Glu Gly Asp Glu Glu Leu Lys Leu Leu Ala Phe Asp Ile Glu Thr 130 135 140 Phe Tyr His Glu Gly Asp Glu Phe Gly Lys Gly Glu Ile Ile Met Ile 145 150 155 160 Ser Tyr Ala Asp Glu Glu Glu Ala Arg Val Ile Thr Trp Lys Asn Ile 165 170 175 Asp Leu Pro Tyr Val Asp Val Val Ser Asn Glu Arg Glu Met Ile Lys 180 185 190 Arg Phe Val Gln Val Val Lys Glu Lys Asp Pro Asp Val Ile Ile Thr 195 200 205 Tyr Asn Gly Asp Asn Phe Asp Leu Pro Tyr Leu Ile Lys Arg Ala Glu 210 215 220 Lys Leu Gly Val Arg Leu Val Leu Gly Arg Asp Lys Glu His Pro Glu 225 230 235 240 Pro Lys Ile Gln Arg Met Gly Asp Ser Phe Ala Val Glu Ile Lys Gly 245 250 255 Arg Ile His Phe Asp Leu Phe Pro Val Val Arg Arg Thr Ile Asn Leu 260 265 270 Pro Thr Tyr Thr Leu Glu Ala Val Tyr Glu Ala Val Leu Gly Lys Thr 275 280 285 Lys Ser Lys Leu Gly Ala Glu Glu Ile Ala Ala Ile Trp Glu Thr Glu 290 295 300 Glu Ser Met Lys Lys Leu Ala Gln Tyr Ser Met Glu Asp Ala Arg Ala 305 310 315 320 Thr Tyr Glu Leu Gly Lys Glu Phe Phe Pro Met Glu Ala Glu Leu Ala 325 330 335 Lys Leu Ile Gly Gln Ser Val Trp Asp Val Ser Arg Ser Ser Thr Gly 340 345 350 Asn Leu Val Glu Trp Tyr Leu Leu Arg Val Ala Tyr Ala Arg Asn Glu 355 360 365 Leu Ala Pro Asn Lys Pro Asp Glu Glu Glu Tyr Lys Arg Arg Leu Arg 370 375 380 Thr Thr Tyr Leu Gly Gly Tyr Val Lys Glu Pro Glu Lys Gly Leu Trp 385 390 395 400 Glu Asn Ile Ile Tyr Leu Asp Phe Arg Ser Leu Tyr Pro Ser Ile Ile 405 410 415 Val Thr His Asn Val Ser Pro Asp Thr Leu Glu Lys Glu Gly Cys Lys 420 425 430 Asn Tyr Asp Val Ala Pro Ile Val Gly Tyr Arg Phe Cys Lys Asp Phe 435 440 445 Pro Gly Phe Ile Pro Ser Ile Leu Gly Asp Leu Ile Ala Met Arg Gln 450 455 460 Asp Ile Lys Lys Lys Met Lys Ser Thr Ile Asp Pro Ile Glu Lys Lys 465 470 475 480 Met Leu Asp Tyr Arg Gln Arg Ala Ile Lys Leu Leu Ala Asn Ser Tyr 485 490 495 Tyr Gly Tyr Met Gly Tyr Pro Lys Ala Arg Trp Tyr Ser Lys Glu Cys 500 505 510 Ala Glu Ser Val Thr Ala Trp Gly Arg His Tyr Ile Glu Met Thr Ile 515 520 525 Arg Glu Ile Glu Glu Lys Phe Gly Phe Lys Val Leu Tyr Ala Asp Thr 530 535 540 Asp Gly Phe Tyr Ala Thr Ile Pro Gly Glu Lys Pro Glu Leu Ile Lys 545 550 555 560 Lys Lys Ala Lys Glu Phe Leu Asn Tyr Ile Asn Ser Lys Leu Pro Gly 565 570 575 Leu Leu Glu Leu Glu Tyr Glu Gly Phe Tyr Leu Arg Gly Phe Phe Val 580 585 590 Thr Lys Lys Arg Tyr Ala Val Ile Asp Glu Glu Gly Arg Ile Thr Thr 595 600 605 Arg Gly Leu Glu Val Val Arg Arg Asp Trp Ser Glu Ile Ala Lys Glu 610 615 620 Thr Gln Ala Lys Val Leu Glu 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Thr Val Arg 50 55 60 Val Leu Asp Ala Val Lys Val Arg Lys Lys Phe Leu Gly Arg Glu Val 65 70 75 80 Glu Val Trp Lys Leu Ile Phe Glu His Pro Gln Asp Glu Pro Ala Met 85 90 95 Arg Gly Lys Ile Arg Glu His Pro Ala Val Val Asp Ile Tyr Glu Tyr 100 105 110 Asp Ile Pro Phe Ala Lys Arg Tyr Leu Ile Asp Lys Gly Leu Ile Pro 115 120 125 Met Glu Gly Asp Glu Glu Leu Lys Leu Leu Ala Phe Asp Ile Glu Thr 130 135 140 Phe Tyr His Glu Gly Asp Glu Phe Gly Lys Gly Glu Ile Ile Met Ile 145 150 155 160 Ser Tyr Ala Asp Glu Glu Glu Ala Arg Val Ile Thr Trp Lys Asn Ile 165 170 175 Asp Leu Pro Tyr Val Asp Val Val Ser Asn Glu Arg Glu Met Ile Lys 180 185 190 Arg Phe Val Gln Val Val Lys Glu Lys Asp Pro Asp Val Ile Ile Thr 195 200 205 Tyr Asn Gly Asp Asn Phe Asp Leu Pro Tyr Leu Ile Lys Arg Ala Glu 210 215 220 Lys Leu Gly Val Arg Leu Val Leu Gly Arg Asp Lys Glu His Pro Glu 225 230 235 240 Pro Lys Ile Gln Arg Met Gly Asp Ser Phe Ala Val Glu Ile Lys Gly 245 250 255 Arg Ile His Phe Asp Leu Phe Pro Val Val Arg Arg Thr Ile Asn Leu 260 265 270 Pro Thr Tyr Thr Leu Glu Ala Val Tyr Glu Ala Val Leu Gly Lys Thr 275 280 285 Lys Ser Lys Leu Gly Ala Glu Glu Ile Ala Ala Ile Trp Glu Thr Glu 290 295 300 Glu Ser Met Lys Lys Leu Ala Gln Tyr Ser Met Glu Asp Ala Arg Ala 305 310 315 320 Thr Tyr Glu Leu Gly Lys Glu Phe Phe Pro Met Glu Ala Glu Leu Ala 325 330 335 Lys Leu Ile Gly Gln Ser Val Trp Asp Val Ser Arg Ser Ser Thr Gly 340 345 350 Asn Leu Val Glu Trp Tyr Leu Leu Arg Val Ala Tyr Ala Arg Asn Glu 355 360 365 Leu Ala Pro Asn Lys Pro Asp Glu Glu Glu Tyr Lys Arg Arg Leu Arg 370 375 380 Thr Thr Tyr Leu Gly Gly Tyr Val Lys Glu Pro Glu Lys Gly Leu Trp 385 390 395 400 Glu Asn Ile Ile Tyr Leu Asp Phe Arg Ser Leu Tyr Pro Ser Ile Ile 405 410 415 Val Thr His Asn Val Ser Pro Asp Thr Leu Glu Lys Glu Gly Cys Lys 420 425 430 Asn Tyr Asp Val Ala Pro Ile Val Gly Tyr Arg Phe Cys Lys Asp Phe 435 440 445 Pro Gly Phe Ile Pro Ser Ile Leu Gly Asp Leu Ile Ala Met Arg Gln 450 455 460 Asp Ile Lys Lys Lys Met Lys Ser Thr Ile Asp Pro Ile Glu Lys Lys 465 470 475 480 Met Leu Asp Tyr Arg Gln Arg Ala Ile Lys Leu Leu Ala Asn Ser Tyr 485 490 495 Tyr Gly Tyr Met Gly Tyr Pro Lys Ala Arg Trp Tyr Ser Lys Glu Cys 500 505 510 Ala Glu Ser Val Thr Ala Trp Gly Arg His Tyr Ile Glu Met Thr Ile 515 520 525 Arg Glu Ile Glu Glu Lys Phe Gly Phe Lys Val Leu Tyr Ala Asp Thr 530 535 540 Asp Gly Phe Tyr Ala Thr Ile Pro Gly Glu Lys Pro Glu Leu Ile Lys 545 550 555 560 Lys Lys Ala Lys Glu Phe Leu Asn Tyr Ile Asn Ser Lys Leu Pro Gly 565 570 575 Leu Leu Glu Leu Glu Tyr Glu Gly Phe Tyr Leu Arg Gly Phe Phe Val 580 585 590 Thr Lys Lys Arg Tyr Ala Val Ile Asp Glu Glu Gly Arg Ile Thr Thr 595 600 605 Arg Gly Leu Glu Val Val Arg Arg Asp Trp Ser Glu Ile Ala Lys Glu 610 615 620 Thr Gln Ala Lys Val Leu Glu Ala Ile Leu Lys Glu Gly Ser Val Glu 625 630 635 640 Lys Ala Val Glu Val Val Arg Asp Val Val Glu Lys Ile Ala Lys Tyr 645 650 655 Arg Val Pro Leu Glu Lys Leu Val Ile His Glu Gln Ile Thr Arg Asp 660 665 670 Leu Lys Asp Tyr Lys Ala Ile Gly Pro His Val Ala Ile Ala Lys Arg 675 680 685 Leu Ala Ala Arg Gly Ile Lys Val Lys Pro Gly Thr Ile Ile Ser Tyr 690 695 700 Ile Val Leu Lys Gly Ser Gly Lys Ile Ser Asp Arg Val Ile Leu Leu 705 710 715 720 Thr Glu Tyr Asp Pro Arg Lys His Lys Tyr Asp Pro Asp Tyr Tyr Ile 725 730 735 Glu Asn Gln Val Leu Pro Ala Val Leu Arg Ile Leu Glu Ala Phe Gly 740 745 750 Tyr Arg Lys Glu Asp Leu Arg Tyr Gln Ser Ser Lys Gln Thr Gly Leu 755 760 765 Asp Ala Trp Leu Lys Arg 770 55 776 PRT Pyrococcus GB-D 55 Met Ile Leu Asp Val Asp Tyr Ile Thr Glu Asn Gly Lys Pro Val Ile 1 5 10 15 Arg Val Phe Lys Lys Glu Asn Gly Glu Phe Arg Ile Glu Tyr Asp Arg 20 25 30 Glu Phe Glu Pro Tyr Phe Tyr Ala Leu Leu Arg Asp Asp Ser Ala Ile 35 40 45 Glu Glu Ile Lys Lys Ile Thr Ala Glu Arg His Gly Arg Val Val Lys 50 55 60 Val Lys Arg Ala Glu Lys Val Lys Lys Lys Phe Leu Gly Arg Ser Val 65 70 75 80 Glu Val Trp Val Leu Tyr Phe Thr His Pro Gln Asp Arg Pro Ala Ile 85 90 95 Arg Asp Lys Ile Arg Lys His Pro Ala Val Ile Asp Ile Tyr Glu Tyr 100 105 110 Asp Ile Pro Phe Ala Lys Arg 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Pro Met Glu Ala Gln Leu Ser Arg Leu 325 330 335 Ile Gly Gln Gly Leu Trp Asp Val Ser Arg Ser Ser Thr Gly Asn Leu 340 345 350 Val Glu Trp Phe Leu Leu Arg Lys Ala Tyr Glu Arg Asn Glu Leu Ala 355 360 365 Pro Asn Lys Pro Asp Glu Arg Glu Leu Ala Arg Arg Arg Gly Gly Tyr 370 375 380 Ala Gly Gly Tyr Val Lys Glu Pro Glu Arg Gly Leu Trp Asp Asn Ile 385 390 395 400 Val Tyr Leu Asp Phe Arg Ser Leu Tyr Pro Ser Ile Ile Ile Thr His 405 410 415 Asn Val Ser Pro Asp Thr Leu Asn Arg Glu Gly Cys Arg Ser Tyr Asp 420 425 430 Val Ala Pro Glu Val Gly His Lys Phe Cys Lys Asp Phe Pro Gly Phe 435 440 445 Ile Pro Ser Leu Leu Gly Asn Leu Leu Glu Glu Arg Gln Lys Ile Lys 450 455 460 Arg Lys Met Lys Ala Thr Leu Asp Pro Leu Glu Lys Asn Leu Leu Asp 465 470 475 480 Tyr Arg Gln Arg Ala Ile Lys Ile Leu Ala Asn Ser Tyr Tyr Gly Tyr 485 490 495 Tyr Gly Tyr Ala Arg Ala Arg Trp Tyr Cys Arg Glu Cys Ala Glu Ser 500 505 510 Val Thr Ala Trp Gly Arg Glu Tyr Ile Glu Met Val Ile Arg Glu Leu 515 520 525 Glu Glu Lys Phe Gly Phe Lys Val Leu Tyr Ala Asp Thr Asp Gly Leu 530 535 540 His Ala Thr Ile Pro Gly Ala Asp Ala Glu Thr Val Lys Lys Lys Ala 545 550 555 560 Met Glu Phe Leu Asn Tyr Ile Asn Pro Lys Leu Pro Gly Leu Leu Glu 565 570 575 Leu Glu Tyr Glu Gly Phe Tyr Val Arg Gly Phe Phe Val Thr Lys Lys 580 585 590 Lys Tyr Ala Val Ile Asp Glu Glu Gly Lys Ile Thr Thr Arg Gly Leu 595 600 605 Glu Ile Val Arg Arg Asp Trp Ser Glu Ile Ala Lys Glu Thr Gln Ala 610 615 620 Arg Val Leu Glu Ala Ile Leu Arg His Gly Asp Val Glu Glu Ala Val 625 630 635 640 Arg Ile Val Arg Glu Val Thr Glu Lys Leu Ser Lys Tyr Glu Val Pro 645 650 655 Pro Glu Lys Leu Val Ile His Glu Gln Ile Thr Arg Glu Leu Lys Asp 660 665 670 Tyr Lys Ala Thr Gly Pro His Val Ala Ile Ala Lys Arg Leu Ala Ala 675 680 685 Arg Gly Val Lys Ile Arg Pro Gly Thr Val Ile Ser Tyr Ile Val Leu 690 695 700 Lys Gly Ser Gly Arg Ile Gly Asp Arg Ala Ile Pro Phe Asp Glu Phe 705 710 715 720 Asp Pro Thr Lys His Lys Tyr Asp Ala Asp Tyr Tyr Ile Glu Asn Gln 725 730 735 Val Leu Pro Ala Val Glu Arg Ile Leu Arg Ala Phe Gly Tyr Arg Lys 740 745 750 Glu Asp Leu Arg Tyr Gln Lys Thr Arg Gln Val Gly Leu Gly Ala Trp 755 760 765 Leu Lys Pro Lys Gly Lys Lys Lys 770 775 56 776 PRT Pyrococcus GB-D 56 Met Ile Leu Asp Val Asp Tyr Ile Thr Glu Asn Gly Lys Pro Val Ile 1 5 10 15 Arg Val Phe Lys Lys Glu Asn Gly Glu Phe Arg Ile Glu Tyr Asp Arg 20 25 30 Glu Phe Glu Pro Tyr Phe Tyr Ala Leu Leu Arg Asp Asp Ser Ala Ile 35 40 45 Glu Glu Ile Lys Lys Ile Thr Ala Glu Arg His Gly Arg Val Val Lys 50 55 60 Val Lys Arg Ala Glu Lys Val Lys Lys Lys Phe Leu Gly Arg Ser Val 65 70 75 80 Glu Val Trp Val Leu Tyr Phe Thr His Pro Gln Asp Glu Pro Ala Ile 85 90 95 Arg Asp Lys Ile Arg Lys His Pro Ala Val Ile Asp Ile Tyr Glu Tyr 100 105 110 Asp Ile Pro Phe Ala Lys Arg Tyr Leu Ile Asp Lys Gly Leu Ile Pro 115 120 125 Met Glu Gly Glu Glu Glu Leu Lys Leu Met Ser Phe Asp Ile Glu Thr 130 135 140 Leu Tyr His Glu Gly Glu Glu Phe Gly Thr Gly Pro Ile Leu Met Ile 145 150 155 160 Ser Tyr Ala Asp Glu Ser Glu Ala Arg Val Ile Thr Trp Lys Lys Ile 165 170 175 Asp Leu Pro Tyr Val Glu Val Val Ser Thr Glu Lys Glu Met Ile Lys 180 185 190 Arg Phe Leu Arg Val Val Lys Glu Lys Asp Pro Asp Val Leu Ile Thr 195 200 205 Tyr Asn Gly Asp Asn Phe Asp Phe Ala Tyr Leu Lys Lys Arg Cys Glu 210 215 220 Lys Leu Gly Val Ser Phe Thr Leu Gly Arg Asp Gly Ser Glu Pro Lys 225 230 235 240 Ile Gln Arg Met Gly Asp Arg Phe Ala Val Glu Val Lys Gly Arg Val 245 250 255 His Phe Asp Leu Tyr Pro Val Ile Arg Arg Thr Ile Asn Leu Pro Thr 260 265 270 Tyr Thr Leu Glu Ala Val Tyr Glu Ala Val Phe Gly Lys Pro Lys Glu 275 280 285 Lys Val Tyr Ala Glu Glu Ile Ala Thr Ala Trp Glu Thr Gly Glu Gly 290 295 300 Leu Glu Arg Val Ala Arg Tyr Ser Met Glu Asp Ala Arg Val Thr Tyr 305 310 315 320 Glu Leu Gly Arg Glu Phe Phe Pro Met Glu Ala Gln Leu Ser Arg Leu 325 330 335 Ile Gly Gln Gly Leu Trp Asp Val Ser Arg Ser Ser Thr Gly Asn Leu 340 345 350 Val Glu Trp Phe Leu Leu Arg Lys Ala Tyr Glu Arg Asn Glu Leu Ala 355 360 365 Pro Asn Lys Pro Asp Glu Arg Glu Leu Ala Arg Arg Arg Gly Gly Tyr 370 375 380 Ala Gly Gly Tyr Val Lys Glu Pro Glu Arg Gly Leu Trp Asp Asn Ile 385 390 395 400 Val Tyr Leu Asp Phe Arg Ser Leu Tyr Pro Ser Ile Ile Ile Thr His 405 410 415 Asn Val Ser Pro Asp Thr Leu Asn Arg Glu Gly Cys Arg Ser Tyr Asp 420 425 430 Val Ala Pro Glu Val Gly His Lys Phe Cys Lys Asp Phe Pro Gly Phe 435 440 445 Ile Pro Ser Leu Leu Gly Asn Leu Leu Glu Glu Arg Gln Lys Ile Lys 450 455 460 Arg Lys Met Lys Ala Thr Leu Asp Pro Leu Glu Lys Asn Leu Leu Asp 465 470 475 480 Tyr Arg Gln Arg Ala Ile Lys Ile Leu Ala Asn Ser Tyr Tyr Gly Tyr 485 490 495 Tyr Gly Tyr Ala Arg Ala Arg Trp Tyr Cys Arg Glu Cys Ala Glu Ser 500 505 510 Val Thr Ala Trp Gly Arg Glu Tyr Ile Glu Met Val Ile Arg Glu Leu 515 520 525 Glu Glu Lys Phe Gly Phe Lys Val Leu Tyr Ala Asp Thr Asp Gly Leu 530 535 540 His Ala Thr Ile Pro Gly Ala Asp Ala Glu Thr Val Lys Lys Lys Ala 545 550 555 560 Met Glu Phe Leu Asn Tyr Ile Asn Pro Lys Leu Pro Gly Leu Leu Glu 565 570 575 Leu Glu Tyr Glu Gly Phe Tyr Val Arg Gly Phe Phe Val Thr Lys Lys 580 585 590 Lys Tyr Ala Val Ile Asp Glu Glu Gly Lys Ile Thr Thr Arg Gly Leu 595 600 605 Glu Ile Val Arg Arg Asp Trp Ser Glu Ile Ala Lys Glu Thr Gln Ala 610 615 620 Arg Val Leu Glu Ala Ile Leu Arg His Gly Asp Val Glu Glu Ala Val 625 630 635 640 Arg Ile Val Arg Glu Val Thr Glu Lys Leu Ser Lys Tyr Glu Val Pro 645 650 655 Pro Glu Lys Leu Val Ile His Glu Gln Ile Thr Arg Glu Leu Lys Asp 660 665 670 Tyr Lys Ala Thr Gly Pro His Val Ala Ile Ala Lys Arg Leu Ala Ala 675 680 685 Arg Gly Val Lys Ile Arg Pro Gly Thr Val Ile Ser Tyr Ile Val Leu 690 695 700 Lys Gly Ser Gly Arg Ile Gly Asp Arg Ala Ile Pro Phe Asp Glu Phe 705 710 715 720 Asp Pro Thr Lys His Lys Tyr Asp Ala Asp Tyr Tyr Ile Glu Asn Gln 725 730 735 Val Leu Pro Ala Val Glu Arg Ile Leu Arg Ala Phe Gly Tyr Arg Lys 740 745 750 Glu Asp Leu Arg Tyr Gln Lys Thr Arg Gln Val Gly Leu Gly Ala Trp 755 760 765 Leu Lys Pro Lys Gly Lys Lys Lys 770 775 57 2322 DNA Thermococcus gorgonarius misc_feature (277)..(279) NNN = AGA, AGG, CGA, CGC, CGG, CGT 57 atg atc ctc gat aca gac tac ata act gag gat gga aag ccc gtc atc 48 Met Ile Leu Asp Thr Asp Tyr Ile Thr Glu Asp Gly Lys Pro Val Ile 1 5 10 15 agg atc ttc aag aag gag aac ggc gag ttc aaa ata gac tac gac aga 96 Arg Ile Phe Lys Lys Glu Asn Gly Glu Phe Lys Ile Asp Tyr Asp Arg 20 25 30 aac ttt gag cca tac atc tac gcg ctc ttg aag gac gac tct gcg att 144 Asn Phe Glu Pro Tyr Ile Tyr Ala Leu Leu Lys Asp Asp Ser Ala Ile 35 40 45 gag gac gtc aag aag ata act gcc gag agg cac ggc act acc gtt agg 192 Glu Asp Val Lys Lys Ile Thr Ala Glu Arg His Gly Thr Thr Val Arg 50 55 60 gtt gtc agg gcc gag aaa gtg aag aag aag ttc cta ggc agg ccg ata 240 Val Val Arg Ala Glu Lys Val Lys Lys Lys Phe Leu Gly Arg Pro Ile 65 70 75 80 gag gtc tgg aag ctc tac ttc act cac ccc cag gac nnn ccc gca atc 288 Glu Val Trp Lys Leu Tyr Phe Thr His Pro Gln Asp Xaa Pro Ala Ile 85 90 95 agg gac aag ata aag gag cat cct gcc gtt gtg gac atc tac gag tac 336 Arg Asp Lys Ile Lys Glu His Pro Ala Val Val Asp Ile Tyr Glu Tyr 100 105 110 gac atc ccc ttc gcg aag cgc tac ctc ata gac aaa ggc tta atc ccg 384 Asp Ile Pro Phe Ala Lys Arg Tyr Leu Ile Asp Lys Gly Leu Ile Pro 115 120 125 atg gag ggc gac gag gaa ctt aag atg ctc gcc ttc gac atc gag acg 432 Met Glu Gly Asp Glu Glu Leu Lys Met Leu Ala Phe Asp Ile Glu Thr 130 135 140 ctc tat cac gag ggc gag gag ttc gcc gaa ggg cct atc ctg atg ata 480 Leu Tyr His Glu Gly Glu Glu Phe Ala Glu Gly Pro Ile Leu Met Ile 145 150 155 160 agc tac gcc gac gag gaa ggg gcg cgc gtt att acc tgg aag aat atc 528 Ser Tyr Ala Asp Glu Glu Gly Ala Arg Val Ile Thr Trp Lys Asn Ile 165 170 175 gac ctt ccc tat gtc gac gtc gtt tcc acc gag aag gag atg ata aag 576 Asp Leu Pro Tyr Val Asp Val Val Ser Thr Glu Lys Glu Met Ile Lys 180 185 190 cgc ttc ctc aag gtc gtc aag gaa aag gat ccc gac gtc ctc ata acc 624 Arg Phe Leu Lys Val Val Lys Glu Lys Asp Pro Asp Val Leu Ile Thr 195 200 205 tac aac ggc gac aac ttc gac ttc gcc tac ctc aag aag cgc tcc gag 672 Tyr Asn Gly Asp Asn Phe Asp Phe Ala Tyr Leu Lys Lys Arg Ser Glu 210 215 220 aag ctc gga gtc aag ttc atc ctc gga agg gaa ggg agc gag ccg aaa 720 Lys Leu Gly Val Lys Phe Ile Leu Gly Arg Glu Gly Ser Glu Pro Lys 225 230 235 240 atc cag cgc atg ggc gat cgc ttt gcg gtg gag gtc aag gga agg att 768 Ile Gln Arg Met Gly Asp Arg Phe Ala Val Glu Val Lys Gly Arg Ile 245 250 255 cac ttc gac ctc tac ccc gtc att agg aga acg att aac ctc ccc act 816 His Phe Asp Leu Tyr Pro Val Ile Arg Arg Thr Ile Asn Leu Pro Thr 260 265 270 tac acc ctt gag gca gta tat gaa gcc atc ttt gga cag ccg aag gag 864 Tyr Thr Leu Glu Ala Val Tyr Glu Ala Ile Phe Gly Gln Pro Lys Glu 275 280 285 aag gtc tac gct gag gag ata gcg cag gcc tgg gaa acg ggc gag gga 912 Lys Val Tyr Ala Glu Glu Ile Ala Gln Ala Trp Glu Thr Gly Glu Gly 290 295 300 tta gaa agg gtg gcc cgc tac tcg atg gag gac gca aag gta acc tat 960 Leu Glu Arg Val Ala Arg Tyr Ser Met Glu Asp Ala Lys Val Thr Tyr 305 310 315 320 gaa ctc gga aaa gag ttc ttc cct atg gaa gcc cag ctc tcg cgc ctc 1008 Glu Leu Gly Lys Glu Phe Phe Pro Met Glu Ala Gln Leu Ser Arg Leu 325 330 335 gta ggc cag agc ctc tgg gat gta tct cgc tcg agt acc gga aac ctc 1056 Val Gly Gln Ser Leu Trp Asp Val Ser Arg Ser Ser Thr Gly Asn Leu 340 345 350 gtc gag tgg ttt ttg ctg agg aag gcc tac gag agg aat gaa ctt gca 1104 Val Glu Trp Phe Leu Leu Arg Lys Ala Tyr Glu Arg Asn Glu Leu Ala 355 360 365 cca aac aag ccg gac gag agg gag ctg gca aga aga agg gag agc tac 1152 Pro Asn Lys Pro Asp Glu Arg Glu Leu Ala Arg Arg Arg Glu Ser Tyr 370 375 380 gcg ggt gga tac gtc aag gag ccc gaa agg gga ctg tgg gag aac atc 1200 Ala Gly Gly Tyr Val Lys Glu Pro Glu Arg Gly Leu Trp Glu Asn Ile 385 390 395 400 gtg tat ctg gac ttc cgc tcc ctg tat cct tcg ata ata atc acc cat 1248 Val Tyr Leu Asp Phe Arg Ser Leu Tyr Pro Ser Ile Ile Ile Thr His 405 410 415 aac gtc tcc cct gat aca ctc aac agg gag ggt tgt gag gag tac gac 1296 Asn Val Ser Pro Asp Thr Leu Asn Arg Glu Gly Cys Glu Glu Tyr Asp 420 425 430 gtg gct cct cag gta ggc cat aag ttc tgc aag gac ttc ccc ggc ttc 1344 Val Ala Pro Gln Val Gly His Lys Phe Cys Lys Asp Phe Pro Gly Phe 435 440 445 atc cca agc ctc ctc gga gac ctc ttg gag gag aga cag aag gta aag 1392 Ile Pro Ser Leu Leu Gly Asp Leu Leu Glu Glu Arg Gln Lys Val Lys 450 455 460 aag aag atg aag gcc act ata gac cca atc gag aag aaa ctc ctc gat 1440 Lys Lys Met Lys Ala Thr Ile Asp Pro Ile Glu Lys Lys Leu Leu Asp 465 470 475 480 tac agg caa cga gca atc aaa atc ctt gct aat agc ttc tac ggt tac 1488 Tyr Arg Gln Arg Ala Ile Lys Ile Leu Ala Asn Ser Phe Tyr Gly Tyr 485 490 495 tac ggc tat gca aag gcc cgc tgg tac tgc aag gag tgc gcc gag agc 1536 Tyr Gly Tyr Ala Lys Ala Arg Trp Tyr Cys Lys Glu Cys Ala Glu Ser 500 505 510 gtt acc gct tgg ggc agg cag tac atc gag acc acg ata agg gaa ata 1584 Val Thr Ala Trp Gly Arg Gln Tyr Ile Glu Thr Thr Ile Arg Glu Ile 515 520 525 gag gag aaa ttt ggc ttt aaa gtc ctc tac gcg gac aca gat gga ttt 1632 Glu Glu Lys Phe Gly Phe Lys Val Leu Tyr Ala Asp Thr Asp Gly Phe 530 535 540 ttc gca aca ata cct gga gcg gac gcc gaa acc gtc aaa aag aag gca 1680 Phe Ala Thr Ile Pro Gly Ala Asp Ala Glu Thr Val Lys Lys Lys Ala 545 550 555 560 aag gag ttc ctg gac tac atc aac gcc aaa ctg ccc ggc ctg ctc gaa 1728 Lys Glu Phe Leu Asp Tyr Ile Asn Ala Lys Leu Pro Gly Leu Leu Glu 565 570 575 ctc gaa tac gag ggc ttc tac aag cgc ggc ttc ttc gtg acg aag aag 1776 Leu Glu Tyr Glu Gly Phe Tyr Lys Arg Gly Phe Phe Val Thr Lys Lys 580 585 590 aag tac gcg gtt ata gac gag gag gac aag ata acg acg cgc ggg ctt 1824 Lys Tyr Ala Val Ile Asp Glu Glu Asp Lys Ile Thr Thr Arg Gly Leu 595 600 605 gaa ata gtt agg cgt gac tgg agc gag ata gcg aag gag acg cag gcg 1872 Glu Ile Val Arg Arg Asp Trp Ser Glu Ile Ala Lys Glu Thr Gln Ala 610 615 620 agg gtt ctt gag gcg ata cta aag cac ggt gac gtt gaa gaa gcg gta 1920 Arg Val Leu Glu Ala Ile Leu Lys His Gly Asp Val Glu Glu Ala Val 625 630 635 640 agg att gtc aaa gag gtt acg gag aag ctg agc aag tac gag gtt cca 1968 Arg Ile Val Lys Glu Val Thr Glu Lys Leu Ser Lys Tyr Glu Val Pro 645 650 655 ccg gag aag ctg gtc atc tac gag cag ata acc cgc gac ctg aag gac 2016 Pro Glu Lys Leu Val Ile Tyr Glu Gln Ile Thr Arg Asp Leu Lys Asp 660 665 670 tac aag gcc acc ggg ccg cat gtg gct gtt gca aaa cgc ctc gcc gca 2064 Tyr Lys Ala Thr Gly Pro His Val Ala Val Ala Lys Arg Leu Ala Ala 675 680 685 agg ggg ata aaa atc cgg ccc gga acg gtc ata agc tac atc gtg ctc 2112 Arg Gly Ile Lys Ile Arg Pro Gly Thr Val Ile Ser Tyr Ile Val Leu 690 695 700 aaa ggc tcg gga agg att ggg gac agg gct ata ccc ttt gac gaa ttt 2160 Lys Gly Ser Gly Arg Ile Gly Asp Arg Ala Ile Pro Phe Asp Glu Phe 705 710 715 720 gac ccg gca aag cac aag tac gat gca gaa tac tac atc gag aac cag 2208 Asp Pro Ala Lys His Lys Tyr Asp Ala Glu Tyr Tyr Ile Glu Asn Gln 725 730 735 gtt ctt cca gct gtg gag agg att ctg agg gcc ttt ggt tac cgt aaa 2256 Val Leu Pro Ala Val Glu Arg Ile Leu Arg Ala Phe Gly Tyr Arg Lys 740 745 750 gaa gat tta agg tat cag aaa acg cgg cag gtt ggc ttg ggg gcg tgg 2304 Glu Asp Leu Arg Tyr Gln Lys Thr Arg Gln Val Gly Leu Gly Ala Trp 755 760 765 cta aaa cct aag aca tga 2322 Leu Lys Pro Lys Thr 770 58 773 PRT Thermococcus gorgonarius misc_feature (93)..(93) The ′Xaa′ at location 93 stands for Lys, Asn, Arg, Ser, Thr, Ile, Met, Glu, Asp, Gly, Ala, Val, Gln, His, Pro, Leu, Tyr, Trp, Cys, or Phe. 58 Met Ile Leu Asp Thr Asp Tyr Ile Thr Glu Asp Gly Lys Pro Val Ile 1 5 10 15 Arg Ile Phe Lys Lys Glu Asn Gly Glu Phe Lys Ile Asp Tyr Asp Arg 20 25 30 Asn Phe Glu Pro Tyr Ile Tyr Ala Leu Leu Lys Asp Asp Ser Ala Ile 35 40 45 Glu Asp Val Lys Lys Ile Thr Ala Glu Arg His Gly Thr Thr Val Arg 50 55 60 Val Val Arg Ala Glu Lys Val Lys Lys Lys Phe Leu Gly Arg Pro Ile 65 70 75 80 Glu Val Trp Lys Leu Tyr Phe Thr His Pro Gln Asp Xaa Pro Ala Ile 85 90 95 Arg Asp Lys Ile Lys Glu His Pro Ala Val Val Asp Ile Tyr Glu Tyr 100 105 110 Asp Ile Pro Phe Ala Lys Arg Tyr Leu Ile Asp Lys Gly Leu Ile Pro 115 120 125 Met Glu Gly Asp Glu Glu Leu Lys Met Leu Ala Phe Asp Ile Glu Thr 130 135 140 Leu Tyr His Glu Gly Glu Glu Phe Ala Glu Gly Pro Ile Leu Met Ile 145 150 155 160 Ser Tyr Ala Asp Glu Glu Gly Ala Arg Val Ile Thr Trp Lys Asn Ile 165 170 175 Asp Leu Pro Tyr Val Asp Val Val Ser Thr Glu Lys Glu Met Ile Lys 180 185 190 Arg Phe Leu Lys Val Val Lys Glu Lys Asp Pro Asp Val Leu Ile Thr 195 200 205 Tyr Asn Gly Asp Asn Phe Asp Phe Ala Tyr Leu Lys Lys Arg Ser Glu 210 215 220 Lys Leu Gly Val Lys Phe Ile Leu Gly Arg Glu Gly Ser Glu Pro Lys 225 230 235 240 Ile Gln Arg Met Gly Asp Arg Phe Ala Val Glu Val Lys Gly Arg Ile 245 250 255 His Phe Asp Leu Tyr Pro Val Ile Arg Arg Thr Ile Asn Leu Pro Thr 260 265 270 Tyr Thr Leu Glu Ala Val Tyr Glu Ala Ile Phe Gly Gln Pro Lys Glu 275 280 285 Lys Val Tyr Ala Glu Glu Ile Ala Gln Ala Trp Glu Thr Gly Glu Gly 290 295 300 Leu Glu Arg Val Ala Arg Tyr Ser Met Glu Asp Ala Lys Val Thr Tyr 305 310 315 320 Glu Leu Gly Lys Glu Phe Phe Pro Met Glu Ala Gln Leu Ser Arg Leu 325 330 335 Val Gly Gln Ser Leu Trp Asp Val Ser Arg Ser Ser Thr Gly Asn Leu 340 345 350 Val Glu Trp Phe Leu Leu Arg Lys Ala Tyr Glu Arg Asn Glu Leu Ala 355 360 365 Pro Asn Lys Pro Asp Glu Arg Glu Leu Ala Arg Arg Arg Glu Ser Tyr 370 375 380 Ala Gly Gly Tyr Val Lys Glu Pro Glu Arg Gly Leu Trp Glu Asn Ile 385 390 395 400 Val Tyr Leu Asp Phe Arg Ser Leu Tyr Pro Ser Ile Ile Ile Thr His 405 410 415 Asn Val Ser Pro Asp Thr Leu Asn Arg Glu Gly Cys Glu Glu Tyr Asp 420 425 430 Val Ala Pro Gln Val Gly His Lys Phe Cys Lys Asp Phe Pro Gly Phe 435 440 445 Ile Pro Ser Leu Leu Gly Asp Leu Leu Glu Glu Arg Gln Lys Val Lys 450 455 460 Lys Lys Met Lys Ala Thr Ile Asp Pro Ile Glu Lys Lys Leu Leu Asp 465 470 475 480 Tyr Arg Gln Arg Ala Ile Lys Ile Leu Ala Asn Ser Phe Tyr Gly Tyr 485 490 495 Tyr Gly Tyr Ala Lys Ala Arg Trp Tyr Cys Lys Glu Cys Ala Glu Ser 500 505 510 Val Thr Ala Trp Gly Arg Gln Tyr Ile Glu Thr Thr Ile Arg Glu Ile 515 520 525 Glu Glu Lys Phe Gly Phe Lys Val Leu Tyr Ala Asp Thr Asp Gly Phe 530 535 540 Phe Ala Thr Ile Pro Gly Ala Asp Ala Glu Thr Val Lys Lys Lys Ala 545 550 555 560 Lys Glu Phe Leu Asp Tyr Ile Asn Ala Lys Leu Pro Gly Leu Leu Glu 565 570 575 Leu Glu Tyr Glu Gly Phe Tyr Lys Arg Gly Phe Phe Val Thr Lys Lys 580 585 590 Lys Tyr Ala Val Ile Asp Glu Glu Asp Lys Ile Thr Thr Arg Gly Leu 595 600 605 Glu Ile Val Arg Arg Asp Trp Ser Glu Ile Ala Lys Glu Thr Gln Ala 610 615 620 Arg Val Leu Glu Ala Ile Leu Lys His Gly Asp Val Glu Glu Ala Val 625 630 635 640 Arg Ile Val Lys Glu Val Thr Glu Lys Leu Ser Lys Tyr Glu Val Pro 645 650 655 Pro Glu Lys Leu Val Ile Tyr Glu Gln Ile Thr Arg Asp Leu Lys Asp 660 665 670 Tyr Lys Ala Thr Gly Pro His Val Ala Val Ala Lys Arg Leu Ala Ala 675 680 685 Arg Gly Ile Lys Ile Arg Pro Gly Thr Val Ile Ser Tyr Ile Val Leu 690 695 700 Lys Gly Ser Gly Arg Ile Gly Asp Arg Ala Ile Pro Phe Asp Glu Phe 705 710 715 720 Asp Pro Ala Lys His Lys Tyr Asp Ala Glu Tyr Tyr Ile Glu Asn Gln 725 730 735 Val Leu Pro Ala Val Glu Arg Ile Leu Arg Ala Phe Gly Tyr Arg Lys 740 745 750 Glu Asp Leu Arg Tyr Gln Lys Thr Arg Gln Val Gly Leu Gly Ala Trp 755 760 765 Leu Lys Pro Lys Thr 770 59 2322 DNA Thermococcus gorgonarius CDS (1)..(2322) 59 atg atc ctc gat aca gac tac ata act gag gat gga aag ccc gtc atc 48 Met Ile Leu Asp Thr Asp Tyr Ile Thr Glu Asp Gly Lys Pro Val Ile 1 5 10 15 agg atc ttc aag aag gag aac ggc gag ttc aaa ata gac tac gac aga 96 Arg Ile Phe Lys Lys Glu Asn Gly Glu Phe Lys Ile Asp Tyr Asp Arg 20 25 30 aac ttt gag cca tac atc tac gcg ctc ttg aag gac gac tct gcg att 144 Asn Phe Glu Pro Tyr Ile Tyr Ala Leu Leu Lys Asp Asp Ser Ala Ile 35 40 45 gag gac gtc aag aag ata act gcc gag agg cac ggc act acc gtt agg 192 Glu Asp Val Lys Lys Ile Thr Ala Glu Arg His Gly Thr Thr Val Arg 50 55 60 gtt gtc agg gcc gag aaa gtg aag aag aag ttc cta ggc agg ccg ata 240 Val Val Arg Ala Glu Lys Val Lys Lys Lys Phe Leu Gly Arg Pro Ile 65 70 75 80 gag gtc tgg aag ctc tac ttc act cac ccc cag gac nnn ccc gca atc 288 Glu Val Trp Lys Leu Tyr Phe Thr His Pro Gln Asp Xaa Pro Ala Ile 85 90 95 agg gac aag ata aag gag cat cct gcc gtt gtg gac atc tac gag tac 336 Arg Asp Lys Ile Lys Glu His Pro Ala Val Val Asp Ile Tyr Glu Tyr 100 105 110 gac atc ccc ttc gcg aag cgc tac ctc ata gac aaa ggc tta atc ccg 384 Asp Ile Pro Phe Ala Lys Arg Tyr Leu Ile Asp Lys Gly Leu Ile Pro 115 120 125 atg gag ggc gac gag gaa ctt aag atg ctc gcc ttc gac atc gag acg 432 Met Glu Gly Asp Glu Glu Leu Lys Met Leu Ala Phe Asp Ile Glu Thr 130 135 140 ctc tat cac gag ggc gag gag ttc gcc gaa ggg cct atc ctg atg ata 480 Leu Tyr His Glu Gly Glu Glu Phe Ala Glu Gly Pro Ile Leu Met Ile 145 150 155 160 agc tac gcc gac gag gaa ggg gcg cgc gtt att acc tgg aag aat atc 528 Ser Tyr Ala Asp Glu Glu Gly Ala Arg Val Ile Thr Trp Lys Asn Ile 165 170 175 gac ctt ccc tat gtc gac gtc gtt tcc acc gag aag gag atg ata aag 576 Asp Leu Pro Tyr Val Asp Val Val Ser Thr Glu Lys Glu Met Ile Lys 180 185 190 cgc ttc ctc aag gtc gtc aag gaa aag gat ccc gac gtc ctc ata acc 624 Arg Phe Leu Lys Val Val Lys Glu Lys Asp Pro Asp Val Leu Ile Thr 195 200 205 tac aac ggc gac aac ttc gac ttc gcc tac ctc aag aag cgc tcc gag 672 Tyr Asn Gly Asp Asn Phe Asp Phe Ala Tyr Leu Lys Lys Arg Ser Glu 210 215 220 aag ctc gga gtc aag ttc atc ctc gga agg gaa ggg agc gag ccg aaa 720 Lys Leu Gly Val Lys Phe Ile Leu Gly Arg Glu Gly Ser Glu Pro Lys 225 230 235 240 atc cag cgc atg ggc gat cgc ttt gcg gtg gag gtc aag gga agg att 768 Ile Gln Arg Met Gly Asp Arg Phe Ala Val Glu Val Lys Gly Arg Ile 245 250 255 cac ttc gac ctc tac ccc gtc att agg aga acg att aac ctc ccc act 816 His Phe Asp Leu Tyr Pro Val Ile Arg Arg Thr Ile Asn Leu Pro Thr 260 265 270 tac acc ctt gag gca gta tat gaa gcc atc ttt gga cag ccg aag gag 864 Tyr Thr Leu Glu Ala Val Tyr Glu Ala Ile Phe Gly Gln Pro Lys Glu 275 280 285 aag gtc tac gct gag gag ata gcg cag gcc tgg gaa acg ggc gag gga 912 Lys Val Tyr Ala Glu Glu Ile Ala Gln Ala Trp Glu Thr Gly Glu Gly 290 295 300 tta gaa agg gtg gcc cgc tac tcg atg gag gac gca aag gta acc tat 960 Leu Glu Arg Val Ala Arg Tyr Ser Met Glu Asp Ala Lys Val Thr Tyr 305 310 315 320 gaa ctc gga aaa gag ttc ttc cct atg gaa gcc cag ctc tcg cgc ctc 1008 Glu Leu Gly Lys Glu Phe Phe Pro Met Glu Ala Gln Leu Ser Arg Leu 325 330 335 gta ggc cag agc ctc tgg gat gta tct cgc tcg agt acc gga aac ctc 1056 Val Gly Gln Ser Leu Trp Asp Val Ser Arg Ser Ser Thr Gly Asn Leu 340 345 350 gtc gag tgg ttt ttg ctg agg aag gcc tac gag agg aat gaa ctt gca 1104 Val Glu Trp Phe Leu Leu Arg Lys Ala Tyr Glu Arg Asn Glu Leu Ala 355 360 365 cca aac aag ccg gac gag agg gag ctg gca aga aga agg gag agc tac 1152 Pro Asn Lys Pro Asp Glu Arg Glu Leu Ala Arg Arg Arg Glu Ser Tyr 370 375 380 gcg ggt gga tac gtc aag gag ccc gaa agg gga ctg tgg gag aac atc 1200 Ala Gly Gly Tyr Val Lys Glu Pro Glu Arg Gly Leu Trp Glu Asn Ile 385 390 395 400 gtg tat ctg gac ttc cgc tcc ctg tat cct tcg ata ata atc acc cat 1248 Val Tyr Leu Asp Phe Arg Ser Leu Tyr Pro Ser Ile Ile Ile Thr His 405 410 415 aac gtc tcc cct gat aca ctc aac agg gag ggt tgt gag gag tac gac 1296 Asn Val Ser Pro Asp Thr Leu Asn Arg Glu Gly Cys Glu Glu Tyr Asp 420 425 430 gtg gct cct cag gta ggc cat aag ttc tgc aag gac ttc ccc ggc ttc 1344 Val Ala Pro Gln Val Gly His Lys Phe Cys Lys Asp Phe Pro Gly Phe 435 440 445 atc cca agc ctc ctc gga gac ctc ttg gag gag aga cag aag gta aag 1392 Ile Pro Ser Leu Leu Gly Asp Leu Leu Glu Glu Arg Gln Lys Val Lys 450 455 460 aag aag atg aag gcc act ata gac cca atc gag aag aaa ctc ctc gat 1440 Lys Lys Met Lys Ala Thr Ile Asp Pro Ile Glu Lys Lys Leu Leu Asp 465 470 475 480 tac agg caa cga gca atc aaa atc ctt gct aat agc ttc tac ggt tac 1488 Tyr Arg Gln Arg Ala Ile Lys Ile Leu Ala Asn Ser Phe Tyr Gly Tyr 485 490 495 tac ggc tat gca aag gcc cgc tgg tac tgc aag gag tgc gcc gag agc 1536 Tyr Gly Tyr Ala Lys Ala Arg Trp Tyr Cys Lys Glu Cys Ala Glu Ser 500 505 510 gtt acc gct tgg ggc agg cag tac atc gag acc acg ata agg gaa ata 1584 Val Thr Ala Trp Gly Arg Gln Tyr Ile Glu Thr Thr Ile Arg Glu Ile 515 520 525 gag gag aaa ttt ggc ttt aaa gtc ctc tac gcg gac aca gat gga ttt 1632 Glu Glu Lys Phe Gly Phe Lys Val Leu Tyr Ala Asp Thr Asp Gly Phe 530 535 540 ttc gca aca ata cct gga gcg gac gcc gaa acc gtc aaa aag aag gca 1680 Phe Ala Thr Ile Pro Gly Ala Asp Ala Glu Thr Val Lys Lys Lys Ala 545 550 555 560 aag gag ttc ctg gac tac atc aac gcc aaa ctg ccc ggc ctg ctc gaa 1728 Lys Glu Phe Leu Asp Tyr Ile Asn Ala Lys Leu Pro Gly Leu Leu Glu 565 570 575 ctc gaa tac gag ggc ttc tac aag cgc ggc ttc ttc gtg acg aag aag 1776 Leu Glu Tyr Glu Gly Phe Tyr Lys Arg Gly Phe Phe Val Thr Lys Lys 580 585 590 aag tac gcg gtt ata gac gag gag gac aag ata acg acg cgc ggg ctt 1824 Lys Tyr Ala Val Ile Asp Glu Glu Asp Lys Ile Thr Thr Arg Gly Leu 595 600 605 gaa ata gtt agg cgt gac tgg agc gag ata gcg aag gag acg cag gcg 1872 Glu Ile Val Arg Arg Asp Trp Ser Glu Ile Ala Lys Glu Thr Gln Ala 610 615 620 agg gtt ctt gag gcg ata cta aag cac ggt gac gtt gaa gaa gcg gta 1920 Arg Val Leu Glu Ala Ile Leu Lys His Gly Asp Val Glu Glu Ala Val 625 630 635 640 agg att gtc aaa gag gtt acg gag aag ctg agc aag tac gag gtt cca 1968 Arg Ile Val Lys Glu Val Thr Glu Lys Leu Ser Lys Tyr Glu Val Pro 645 650 655 ccg gag aag ctg gtc atc tac gag cag ata acc cgc gac ctg aag gac 2016 Pro Glu Lys Leu Val Ile Tyr Glu Gln Ile Thr Arg Asp Leu Lys Asp 660 665 670 tac aag gcc acc ggg ccg cat gtg gct gtt gca aaa cgc ctc gcc gca 2064 Tyr Lys Ala Thr Gly Pro His Val Ala Val Ala Lys Arg Leu Ala Ala 675 680 685 agg ggg ata aaa atc cgg ccc gga acg gtc ata agc tac atc gtg ctc 2112 Arg Gly Ile Lys Ile Arg Pro Gly Thr Val Ile Ser Tyr Ile Val Leu 690 695 700 aaa ggc tcg gga agg att ggg gac agg gct ata ccc ttt gac gaa ttt 2160 Lys Gly Ser Gly Arg Ile Gly Asp Arg Ala Ile Pro Phe Asp Glu Phe 705 710 715 720 gac ccg gca aag cac aag tac gat gca gaa tac tac atc gag aac cag 2208 Asp Pro Ala Lys His Lys Tyr Asp Ala Glu Tyr Tyr Ile Glu Asn Gln 725 730 735 gtt ctt cca gct gtg gag agg att ctg agg gcc ttt ggt tac cgt aaa 2256 Val Leu Pro Ala Val Glu Arg Ile Leu Arg Ala Phe Gly Tyr Arg Lys 740 745 750 gaa gat tta agg tat cag aaa acg cgg cag gtt ggc ttg ggg gcg tgg 2304 Glu Asp Leu Arg Tyr Gln Lys Thr Arg Gln Val Gly Leu Gly Ala Trp 755 760 765 cta aaa cct aag aca tga 2322 Leu Lys Pro Lys Thr 770 60 773 PRT Thermococcus gorgonarius misc_feature (93)..(93) The ′Xaa′ at location 93 stands for Lys, Asn, Arg, Ser, Thr, Ile, Met, Glu, Asp, Gly, Ala, Val, Gln, His, Pro, Leu, Tyr, Trp, Cys, or Phe. 60 Met Ile Leu Asp Thr Asp Tyr Ile Thr Glu Asp Gly Lys Pro Val Ile 1 5 10 15 Arg Ile Phe Lys Lys Glu Asn Gly Glu Phe Lys Ile Asp Tyr Asp Arg 20 25 30 Asn Phe Glu Pro Tyr Ile Tyr Ala Leu Leu Lys Asp Asp Ser Ala Ile 35 40 45 Glu Asp Val Lys Lys Ile Thr Ala Glu Arg His Gly Thr Thr Val Arg 50 55 60 Val Val Arg Ala Glu Lys Val Lys Lys Lys Phe Leu Gly Arg Pro Ile 65 70 75 80 Glu Val Trp Lys Leu Tyr Phe Thr His Pro Gln Asp Xaa Pro Ala Ile 85 90 95 Arg Asp Lys Ile Lys Glu His Pro Ala Val Val Asp Ile Tyr Glu Tyr 100 105 110 Asp Ile Pro Phe Ala Lys Arg Tyr Leu Ile Asp Lys Gly Leu Ile Pro 115 120 125 Met Glu Gly Asp Glu Glu Leu Lys Met Leu Ala Phe Asp Ile Glu Thr 130 135 140 Leu Tyr His Glu Gly Glu Glu Phe Ala Glu Gly Pro Ile Leu Met Ile 145 150 155 160 Ser Tyr Ala Asp Glu Glu Gly Ala Arg Val Ile Thr Trp Lys Asn Ile 165 170 175 Asp Leu Pro Tyr Val Asp Val Val Ser Thr Glu Lys Glu Met Ile Lys 180 185 190 Arg Phe Leu Lys Val Val Lys Glu Lys Asp Pro Asp Val Leu Ile Thr 195 200 205 Tyr Asn Gly Asp Asn Phe Asp Phe Ala Tyr Leu Lys Lys Arg Ser Glu 210 215 220 Lys Leu Gly Val Lys Phe Ile Leu Gly Arg Glu Gly Ser Glu Pro Lys 225 230 235 240 Ile Gln Arg Met Gly Asp Arg Phe Ala Val Glu Val Lys Gly Arg Ile 245 250 255 His Phe Asp Leu Tyr Pro Val Ile Arg Arg Thr Ile Asn Leu Pro Thr 260 265 270 Tyr Thr Leu Glu Ala Val Tyr Glu Ala Ile Phe Gly Gln Pro Lys Glu 275 280 285 Lys Val Tyr Ala Glu Glu Ile Ala Gln Ala Trp Glu Thr Gly Glu Gly 290 295 300 Leu Glu Arg Val Ala Arg Tyr Ser Met Glu Asp Ala Lys Val Thr Tyr 305 310 315 320 Glu Leu Gly Lys Glu Phe Phe Pro Met Glu Ala Gln Leu Ser Arg Leu 325 330 335 Val Gly Gln Ser Leu Trp Asp Val Ser Arg Ser Ser Thr Gly Asn Leu 340 345 350 Val Glu Trp Phe Leu Leu Arg Lys Ala Tyr Glu Arg Asn Glu Leu Ala 355 360 365 Pro Asn Lys Pro Asp Glu Arg Glu Leu Ala Arg Arg Arg Glu Ser Tyr 370 375 380 Ala Gly Gly Tyr Val Lys Glu Pro Glu Arg Gly Leu Trp Glu Asn Ile 385 390 395 400 Val Tyr Leu Asp Phe Arg Ser Leu Tyr Pro Ser Ile Ile Ile Thr His 405 410 415 Asn Val Ser Pro Asp Thr Leu Asn Arg Glu Gly Cys Glu Glu Tyr Asp 420 425 430 Val Ala Pro Gln Val Gly His Lys Phe Cys Lys Asp Phe Pro Gly Phe 435 440 445 Ile Pro Ser Leu Leu Gly Asp Leu Leu Glu Glu Arg Gln Lys Val Lys 450 455 460 Lys Lys Met Lys Ala Thr Ile Asp Pro Ile Glu Lys Lys Leu Leu Asp 465 470 475 480 Tyr Arg Gln Arg Ala Ile Lys Ile Leu Ala Asn Ser Phe Tyr Gly Tyr 485 490 495 Tyr Gly Tyr Ala Lys Ala Arg Trp Tyr Cys Lys Glu Cys Ala Glu Ser 500 505 510 Val Thr Ala Trp Gly Arg Gln Tyr Ile Glu Thr Thr Ile Arg Glu Ile 515 520 525 Glu Glu Lys Phe Gly Phe Lys Val Leu Tyr Ala Asp Thr Asp Gly Phe 530 535 540 Phe Ala Thr Ile Pro Gly Ala Asp Ala Glu Thr Val Lys Lys Lys Ala 545 550 555 560 Lys Glu Phe Leu Asp Tyr Ile Asn Ala Lys Leu Pro Gly Leu Leu Glu 565 570 575 Leu Glu Tyr Glu Gly Phe Tyr Lys Arg Gly Phe Phe Val Thr Lys Lys 580 585 590 Lys Tyr Ala Val Ile Asp Glu Glu Asp Lys Ile Thr Thr Arg Gly Leu 595 600 605 Glu Ile Val Arg Arg Asp Trp Ser Glu Ile Ala Lys Glu Thr Gln Ala 610 615 620 Arg Val Leu Glu Ala Ile Leu Lys His Gly Asp Val Glu Glu Ala Val 625 630 635 640 Arg Ile Val Lys Glu Val Thr Glu Lys Leu Ser Lys Tyr Glu Val Pro 645 650 655 Pro Glu Lys Leu Val Ile Tyr Glu Gln Ile Thr Arg Asp Leu Lys Asp 660 665 670 Tyr Lys Ala Thr Gly Pro His Val Ala Val Ala Lys Arg Leu Ala Ala 675 680 685 Arg Gly Ile Lys Ile Arg Pro Gly Thr Val Ile Ser Tyr Ile Val Leu 690 695 700 Lys Gly Ser Gly Arg Ile Gly Asp Arg Ala Ile Pro Phe Asp Glu Phe 705 710 715 720 Asp Pro Ala Lys His Lys Tyr Asp Ala Glu Tyr Tyr Ile Glu Asn Gln 725 730 735 Val Leu Pro Ala Val Glu Arg Ile Leu Arg Ala Phe Gly Tyr Arg Lys 740 745 750 Glu Asp Leu Arg Tyr Gln Lys Thr Arg Gln Val Gly Leu Gly Ala Trp 755 760 765 Leu Lys Pro Lys Thr 770 61 3499 DNA Pyrococcus furiosus misc_feature (1)..(3499) n = A, T, G or C 61 ccctggtcct gggtccacat atatgttctt actcgccttt atgaagaatc ccccagtcgc 60 tctaacctgg gttatagtga caaatcttcc tccaccaccg cccaagaagg ttatttctat 120 caactctaca cctcccctat tttctctctt atgagatttt taagtatagt tatagagaag 180 gttttatact ccaaactgag ttagtagata tgtggggagc ata atg att tta gat 235 Met Ile Leu Asp 1 gtg gat tac ata act gaa gaa gga aaa cct gtt att agg cta ttc aaa 283 Val Asp Tyr Ile Thr Glu Glu Gly Lys Pro Val Ile Arg Leu Phe Lys 5 10 15 20 aaa gag aac gga aaa ttt aag ata gag cat gat aga act ttt aga cca 331 Lys Glu Asn Gly Lys Phe Lys Ile Glu His Asp Arg Thr Phe Arg Pro 25 30 35 tac att tac gct ctt ctc agg gat gat tca aag att gaa gaa gtt aag 379 Tyr Ile Tyr Ala Leu Leu Arg Asp Asp Ser Lys Ile Glu Glu Val Lys 40 45 50 aaa ata acg ggg gaa agg cat gga aag att gtg aga att gtt gat gta 427 Lys Ile Thr Gly Glu Arg His Gly Lys Ile Val Arg Ile Val Asp Val 55 60 65 gag aag gtt gag aaa aag ttt ctc ggc aag cct att acc gtg tgg aaa 475 Glu Lys Val Glu Lys Lys Phe Leu Gly Lys Pro Ile Thr Val Trp Lys 70 75 80 ctt tat ttg gaa cat ccc caa gat gtt ccc act att aga gaa aaa gtt 523 Leu Tyr Leu Glu His Pro Gln Asp Val Pro Thr Ile Arg Glu Lys Val 85 90 95 100 aga gaa cat cca gca gtt gtg gac atc ttc gaa tac gat att cca ttt 571 Arg Glu His Pro Ala Val Val Asp Ile Phe Glu Tyr Asp Ile Pro Phe 105 110 115 gca aag aga tac ctc atc gac aaa ggc cta ata cca atg gag ggg gaa 619 Ala Lys Arg Tyr Leu Ile Asp Lys Gly Leu Ile Pro Met Glu Gly Glu 120 125 130 gaa gag cta aag att ctt gcc ttc gat ata gaa acc ctc tat cac gaa 667 Glu Glu Leu Lys Ile Leu Ala Phe Asp Ile Glu Thr Leu Tyr His Glu 135 140 145 gga gaa gag ttt gga aaa ggc cca att ata atg att agt tat gca gat 715 Gly Glu Glu Phe Gly Lys Gly Pro Ile Ile Met Ile Ser Tyr Ala Asp 150 155 160 gaa aat gaa gca aag gtg att act tgg aaa aac ata gat ctt cca tac 763 Glu Asn Glu Ala Lys Val Ile Thr Trp Lys Asn Ile Asp Leu Pro Tyr 165 170 175 180 gtt gag gtt gta tca agc gag aga gag atg ata aag aga ttt ctc agg 811 Val Glu Val Val Ser Ser Glu Arg Glu Met Ile Lys Arg Phe Leu Arg 185 190 195 att atc agg gag aag gat cct gac att ata gtt act tat aat gga gac 859 Ile Ile Arg Glu Lys Asp Pro Asp Ile Ile Val Thr Tyr Asn Gly Asp 200 205 210 tca ttc gac ttc cca tat tta gcg aaa agg gca gaa aaa ctt ggg att 907 Ser Phe Asp Phe Pro Tyr Leu Ala Lys Arg Ala Glu Lys Leu Gly Ile 215 220 225 aaa tta acc att gga aga gat gga agc gag ccc aag atg cag aga ata 955 Lys Leu Thr Ile Gly Arg Asp Gly Ser Glu Pro Lys Met Gln Arg Ile 230 235 240 ggc gat atg acg gct gta gaa gtc aag gga aga ata cat ttc gac ttg 1003 Gly Asp Met Thr Ala Val Glu Val Lys Gly Arg Ile His Phe Asp Leu 245 250 255 260 tat cat gta ata aca agg aca ata aat ctc cca aca tac aca cta gag 1051 Tyr His Val Ile Thr Arg Thr Ile Asn Leu Pro Thr Tyr Thr Leu Glu 265 270 275 gct gta tat gaa gca att ttt gga aag cca aag gag aag gta tac gcc 1099 Ala Val Tyr Glu Ala Ile Phe Gly Lys Pro Lys Glu Lys Val Tyr Ala 280 285 290 gac gag ata gca aaa gcc tgg gaa agt gga gag aac ctt gag aga gtt 1147 Asp Glu Ile Ala Lys Ala Trp Glu Ser Gly Glu Asn Leu Glu Arg Val 295 300 305 gcc aaa tac tcg atg gaa gat gca aag gca act tat gaa ctc ggg aaa 1195 Ala Lys Tyr Ser Met Glu Asp Ala Lys Ala Thr Tyr Glu Leu Gly Lys 310 315 320 gaa ttc ctt cca atg gaa att cag ctt tca aga tta gtt gga caa cct 1243 Glu Phe Leu Pro Met Glu Ile Gln Leu Ser Arg Leu Val Gly Gln Pro 325 330 335 340 tta tgg gat gtt tca agg tca agc aca ggg aac ctt gta gag tgg ttc 1291 Leu Trp Asp Val Ser Arg Ser Ser Thr Gly Asn Leu Val Glu Trp Phe 345 350 355 tta ctt agg aaa gcc tac gaa aga aac gaa gta gct cca aac aag cca 1339 Leu Leu Arg Lys Ala Tyr Glu Arg Asn Glu Val Ala Pro Asn Lys Pro 360 365 370 agt gaa gag gag tat caa aga agg ctc agg gag agc tac aca ggt gga 1387 Ser Glu Glu Glu Tyr Gln Arg Arg Leu Arg Glu Ser Tyr Thr Gly Gly 375 380 385 ttc gtt aaa gag cca gaa aag ggg ttg tgg gaa aac ata gta tac cta 1435 Phe Val Lys Glu Pro Glu Lys Gly Leu Trp Glu Asn Ile Val Tyr Leu 390 395 400 gat ttt aga gcc cta tat ccc tcg att ata att acc cac aat gtt tct 1483 Asp Phe Arg Ala Leu Tyr Pro Ser Ile Ile Ile Thr His Asn Val Ser 405 410 415 420 ccc gat act cta aat ctt gag gga tgc aag aac tat gat atc gct cct 1531 Pro Asp Thr Leu Asn Leu Glu Gly Cys Lys Asn Tyr Asp Ile Ala Pro 425 430 435 caa gta ggc cac aag ttc tgc aag gac atc cct ggt ttt ata cca agt 1579 Gln Val Gly His Lys Phe Cys Lys Asp Ile Pro Gly Phe Ile Pro Ser 440 445 450 ctc ttg gga cat ttg tta gag gaa aga caa aag att aag aca aaa atg 1627 Leu Leu Gly His Leu Leu Glu Glu Arg Gln Lys Ile Lys Thr Lys Met 455 460 465 aag gaa act caa gat cct ata gaa aaa ata ctc ctt gac tat aga caa 1675 Lys Glu Thr Gln Asp Pro Ile Glu Lys Ile Leu Leu Asp Tyr Arg Gln 470 475 480 aaa gcg ata aaa ctc tta gca aat tct ttc tac gga tat tat ggc tat 1723 Lys Ala Ile Lys Leu Leu Ala Asn Ser Phe Tyr Gly Tyr Tyr Gly Tyr 485 490 495 500 gca aaa gca aga tgg tac tgt aag gag tgt gct gag agc gtt act gcc 1771 Ala Lys Ala Arg Trp Tyr Cys Lys Glu Cys Ala Glu Ser Val Thr Ala 505 510 515 tgg gga aga aag tac atc gag tta gta tgg aag gag ctc gaa gaa aag 1819 Trp Gly Arg Lys Tyr Ile Glu Leu Val Trp Lys Glu Leu Glu Glu Lys 520 525 530 ttt gga ttt aaa gtc ctc tac att gac act gat ggt ctc tat gca act 1867 Phe Gly Phe Lys Val Leu Tyr Ile Asp Thr Asp Gly Leu Tyr Ala Thr 535 540 545 atc cca gga gga gaa agt gag gaa ata aag aaa aag gct cta gaa ttt 1915 Ile Pro Gly Gly Glu Ser Glu Glu Ile Lys Lys Lys Ala Leu Glu Phe 550 555 560 gta aaa tac ata aat tca aag ctc cct gga ctg cta gag ctt gaa tat 1963 Val Lys Tyr Ile Asn Ser Lys Leu Pro Gly Leu Leu Glu Leu Glu Tyr 565 570 575 580 gaa ggg ttt tat aag agg gga ttc ttc gtt acg aag aag agg tat gca 2011 Glu Gly Phe Tyr Lys Arg Gly Phe Phe Val Thr Lys Lys Arg Tyr Ala 585 590 595 gta ata gat gaa gaa gga aaa gtc att act cgt ggt tta gag ata gtt 2059 Val Ile Asp Glu Glu Gly Lys Val Ile Thr Arg Gly Leu Glu Ile Val 600 605 610 agg aga gat tgg agt gaa att gca aaa gaa act caa gct aga gtt ttg 2107 Arg Arg Asp Trp Ser Glu Ile Ala Lys Glu Thr Gln Ala Arg Val Leu 615 620 625 gag aca ata cta aaa cac gga gat gtt gaa gaa gct gtg aga ata gta 2155 Glu Thr Ile Leu Lys His Gly Asp Val Glu Glu Ala Val Arg Ile Val 630 635 640 aaa gaa gta ata caa aag ctt gcc aat tat gaa att cca cca gag aag 2203 Lys Glu Val Ile Gln Lys Leu Ala Asn Tyr Glu Ile Pro Pro Glu Lys 645 650 655 660 ctc gca ata tat gag cag ata aca aga cca tta cat gag tat aag gcg 2251 Leu Ala Ile Tyr Glu Gln Ile Thr Arg Pro Leu His Glu Tyr Lys Ala 665 670 675 ata ggt cct cac gta gct gtt gca aag aaa cta gct gct aaa gga gtt 2299 Ile Gly Pro His Val Ala Val Ala Lys Lys Leu Ala Ala Lys Gly Val 680 685 690 aaa ata aag cca gga atg gta att gga tac ata gta ctt aga ggc gat 2347 Lys Ile Lys Pro Gly Met Val Ile Gly Tyr Ile Val Leu Arg Gly Asp 695 700 705 ggt cca att agc aat agg gca att cta gct gag gaa tac gat ccc aaa 2395 Gly Pro Ile Ser Asn Arg Ala Ile Leu Ala Glu Glu Tyr Asp Pro Lys 710 715 720 aag cac aag tat gac gca gaa tat tac att gag aac cag gtt ctt cca 2443 Lys His Lys Tyr Asp Ala Glu Tyr Tyr Ile Glu Asn Gln Val Leu Pro 725 730 735 740 gcg gta ctt agg ata ttg gag gga ttt gga tac aga aag gaa gac ctc 2491 Ala Val Leu Arg Ile Leu Glu Gly Phe Gly Tyr Arg Lys Glu Asp Leu 745 750 755 aga tac caa aag aca aga caa gtc ggc cta act tcc tgg ctt aac att 2539 Arg Tyr Gln Lys Thr Arg Gln Val Gly Leu Thr Ser Trp Leu Asn Ile 760 765 770 aaa aaa tcc tag aaaagcgata gatatcaact tttattcttt ctaacctttt 2591 Lys Lys Ser 775 tctatgaaag aagaactgag caggaattac cagttcttcc gttattttat gggtaattaa 2651 aaacccatgc tcttgggaga atcttcgaat aaaatcccta acttcaggct ttgctaagtg 2711 aatagaataa acaacatcac tcacttcaaa cgccttcgtt agaaatggtc tatctgcatg 2771 cttctctggc tcggaanngg aggattcata acaacagtat caacattctc agagaattga 2831 gaaacatcag aaactttgac ttctacaaca tttctaactt tgcaactctt caagattttc 2891 taaaagaatt ttaacggcct cctcgtcaat ttcgacgacg tagatctttt ttgctccaag 2951 cagagccgct ccaatggata acacccctgt tcccgcaccc aagtccgcta caattttttc 3011 cttgtatctc ctaatgtata agcaagccaa aggagagtag atgctacctt tccgggagtt 3071 ttgtattgct ctagccaagg tttgggattt ttgaatcctt taactctgga aagtataatt 3131 tcaagctcct tcttcttcat gacagatgaa aaattgtttt gtctcttttt aacttttaca 3191 gaaataactg tctcaaatta tgacaactct tgacattttt acttcattac cagggtaatg 3251 tttttaagta tgaaattttt ctttcataga ggaggnnnnn ngtcctctcc tcgatttcct 3311 tggttgtgct ccatatgata agcttccaaa gtgggtgttc agacttttag acactcaaat 3371 accagacgac aatggtgtgc tcactcaagc cccatatggg ttgagaaaag tagaagcggc 3431 actactcaga tgcttcccca ggaatgaggt tgttgtagct cntcccngaa agattgagat 3491 gttcttgg 3499 62 775 PRT Pyrococcus furiosus 62 Met Ile Leu Asp Val Asp Tyr Ile Thr Glu Glu Gly Lys Pro Val Ile 1 5 10 15 Arg Leu Phe Lys Lys Glu Asn Gly Lys Phe Lys Ile Glu His Asp Arg 20 25 30 Thr Phe Arg Pro Tyr Ile Tyr Ala Leu Leu Arg Asp Asp Ser Lys Ile 35 40 45 Glu Glu Val Lys Lys Ile Thr Gly Glu Arg His Gly Lys Ile Val Arg 50 55 60 Ile Val Asp Val Glu Lys Val Glu Lys Lys Phe Leu Gly Lys Pro Ile 65 70 75 80 Thr Val Trp Lys Leu Tyr Leu Glu His Pro Gln Asp Val Pro Thr Ile 85 90 95 Arg Glu Lys Val Arg Glu His Pro Ala Val Val Asp Ile Phe Glu Tyr 100 105 110 Asp Ile Pro Phe Ala Lys Arg Tyr Leu Ile Asp Lys Gly Leu Ile Pro 115 120 125 Met Glu Gly Glu Glu Glu Leu Lys Ile Leu Ala Phe Asp Ile Glu Thr 130 135 140 Leu Tyr His Glu Gly Glu Glu Phe Gly Lys Gly Pro Ile Ile Met Ile 145 150 155 160 Ser Tyr Ala Asp Glu Asn Glu Ala Lys Val Ile Thr Trp Lys Asn Ile 165 170 175 Asp Leu Pro Tyr Val Glu Val Val Ser Ser Glu Arg Glu Met Ile Lys 180 185 190 Arg Phe Leu Arg Ile Ile Arg Glu Lys Asp Pro Asp Ile Ile Val Thr 195 200 205 Tyr Asn Gly Asp Ser Phe Asp Phe Pro Tyr Leu Ala Lys Arg Ala Glu 210 215 220 Lys Leu Gly Ile Lys Leu Thr Ile Gly Arg Asp Gly Ser Glu Pro Lys 225 230 235 240 Met Gln Arg Ile Gly Asp Met Thr Ala Val Glu Val Lys Gly Arg Ile 245 250 255 His Phe Asp Leu Tyr His Val Ile Thr Arg Thr Ile Asn Leu Pro Thr 260 265 270 Tyr Thr Leu Glu Ala Val Tyr Glu Ala Ile Phe Gly Lys Pro Lys Glu 275 280 285 Lys Val Tyr Ala Asp Glu Ile Ala Lys Ala Trp Glu Ser Gly Glu Asn 290 295 300 Leu Glu Arg Val Ala Lys Tyr Ser Met Glu Asp Ala Lys Ala Thr Tyr 305 310 315 320 Glu Leu Gly Lys Glu Phe Leu Pro Met Glu Ile Gln Leu Ser Arg Leu 325 330 335 Val Gly Gln Pro Leu Trp Asp Val Ser Arg Ser Ser Thr Gly Asn Leu 340 345 350 Val Glu Trp Phe Leu Leu Arg Lys Ala Tyr Glu Arg Asn Glu Val Ala 355 360 365 Pro Asn Lys Pro Ser Glu Glu Glu Tyr Gln Arg Arg Leu Arg Glu Ser 370 375 380 Tyr Thr Gly Gly Phe Val Lys Glu Pro Glu Lys Gly Leu Trp Glu Asn 385 390 395 400 Ile Val Tyr Leu Asp Phe Arg Ala Leu Tyr Pro Ser Ile Ile Ile Thr 405 410 415 His Asn Val Ser Pro Asp Thr Leu Asn Leu Glu Gly Cys Lys Asn Tyr 420 425 430 Asp Ile Ala Pro Gln Val Gly His Lys Phe Cys Lys Asp Ile Pro Gly 435 440 445 Phe Ile Pro Ser Leu Leu Gly His Leu Leu Glu Glu Arg Gln Lys Ile 450 455 460 Lys Thr Lys Met Lys Glu Thr Gln Asp Pro Ile Glu Lys Ile Leu Leu 465 470 475 480 Asp Tyr Arg Gln Lys Ala Ile Lys Leu Leu Ala Asn Ser Phe Tyr Gly 485 490 495 Tyr Tyr Gly Tyr Ala Lys Ala Arg Trp Tyr Cys Lys Glu Cys Ala Glu 500 505 510 Ser Val Thr Ala Trp Gly Arg Lys Tyr Ile Glu Leu Val Trp Lys Glu 515 520 525 Leu Glu Glu Lys Phe Gly Phe Lys Val Leu Tyr Ile Asp Thr Asp Gly 530 535 540 Leu Tyr Ala Thr Ile Pro Gly Gly Glu Ser Glu Glu Ile Lys Lys Lys 545 550 555 560 Ala Leu Glu Phe Val Lys Tyr Ile Asn Ser Lys Leu Pro Gly Leu Leu 565 570 575 Glu Leu Glu Tyr Glu Gly Phe Tyr Lys Arg Gly Phe Phe Val Thr Lys 580 585 590 Lys Arg Tyr Ala Val Ile Asp Glu Glu Gly Lys Val Ile Thr Arg Gly 595 600 605 Leu Glu Ile Val Arg Arg Asp Trp Ser Glu Ile Ala Lys Glu Thr Gln 610 615 620 Ala Arg Val Leu Glu Thr Ile Leu Lys His Gly Asp Val Glu Glu Ala 625 630 635 640 Val Arg Ile Val Lys Glu Val Ile Gln Lys Leu Ala Asn Tyr Glu Ile 645 650 655 Pro Pro Glu Lys Leu Ala Ile Tyr Glu Gln Ile Thr Arg Pro Leu His 660 665 670 Glu Tyr Lys Ala Ile Gly Pro His Val Ala Val Ala Lys Lys Leu Ala 675 680 685 Ala Lys Gly Val Lys Ile Lys Pro Gly Met Val Ile Gly Tyr Ile Val 690 695 700 Leu Arg Gly Asp Gly Pro Ile Ser Asn Arg Ala Ile Leu Ala Glu Glu 705 710 715 720 Tyr Asp Pro Lys Lys His Lys Tyr Asp Ala Glu Tyr Tyr Ile Glu Asn 725 730 735 Gln Val Leu Pro Ala Val Leu Arg Ile Leu Glu Gly Phe Gly Tyr Arg 740 745 750 Lys Glu Asp Leu Arg Tyr Gln Lys Thr Arg Gln Val Gly Leu Thr Ser 755 760 765 Trp Leu Asn Ile Lys Lys Ser 770 775 63 207 DNA Pyrococcus furiosus CDS (1)..(207) 63 atg atg gga gaa tta cca att gcc cca gtt gac aga ctt ata aga aag 48 Met Met Gly Glu Leu Pro Ile Ala Pro Val Asp Arg Leu Ile Arg Lys 1 5 10 15 gct ggt gct cag aga gtt agc gag caa gca gct aag gta ctt gca gag 96 Ala Gly Ala Gln Arg Val Ser Glu Gln Ala Ala Lys Val Leu Ala Glu 20 25 30 cac ctt gag gaa aaa gct att gag atc gca aaa aag gca gta gat ctt 144 His Leu Glu Glu Lys Ala Ile Glu Ile Ala Lys Lys Ala Val Asp Leu 35 40 45 gca aag cac gca ggt aga aag acc gtt aag gtc gaa gac att aag ctc 192 Ala Lys His Ala Gly Arg Lys Thr Val Lys Val Glu Asp Ile Lys Leu 50 55 60 gca att aag agc tga 207 Ala Ile Lys Ser 65 64 68 PRT Pyrococcus furiosus 64 Met Met Gly Glu Leu Pro Ile Ala Pro Val Asp Arg Leu Ile Arg Lys 1 5 10 15 Ala Gly Ala Gln Arg Val Ser Glu Gln Ala Ala Lys Val Leu Ala Glu 20 25 30 His Leu Glu Glu Lys Ala Ile Glu Ile Ala Lys Lys Ala Val Asp Leu 35 40 45 Ala Lys His Ala Gly Arg Lys Thr Val Lys Val Glu Asp Ile Lys Leu 50 55 60 Ala Ile Lys Ser 65 65 2556 DNA Thermus aquaticus CDS (1)..(2556) 65 ggc ggc ggt gtc act agt ggg atg ctg ccc ctc ttt gag ccc aag ggc 48 Gly Gly Gly Val Thr Ser Gly Met Leu Pro Leu Phe Glu Pro Lys Gly 1 5 10 15 cgg gtc ctc ctg gtg gac ggc cac cac ctg gcc tac cgc acc ttc cac 96 Arg Val Leu Leu Val Asp Gly His His Leu Ala Tyr Arg Thr Phe His 20 25 30 gcc ctg aag ggc ctc acc acc agc cgg ggg gag ccg gtg cag gcg gtc 144 Ala Leu Lys Gly Leu Thr Thr Ser Arg Gly Glu Pro Val Gln Ala Val 35 40 45 tac ggc ttc gcc aag agc ctc ctc aag gcc ctc aag gag gac ggg gac 192 Tyr Gly Phe Ala Lys Ser Leu Leu Lys Ala Leu Lys Glu Asp Gly Asp 50 55 60 gcg gtg atc gtg gtc ttt gac gcc aag gcc ccc tcc ttc cgc cac gag 240 Ala Val Ile Val Val Phe Asp Ala Lys Ala Pro Ser Phe Arg His Glu 65 70 75 80 gcc tac ggg ggg tac aag gcg ggc cgg gcc ccc acg cca gag gac ttt 288 Ala Tyr Gly Gly Tyr Lys Ala Gly Arg Ala Pro Thr Pro Glu Asp Phe 85 90 95 ccc cgg caa ctc gcc ctc atc aag gag ctg gtg gac ctc ctg ggg ctg 336 Pro Arg Gln Leu Ala Leu Ile Lys Glu Leu Val Asp Leu Leu Gly Leu 100 105 110 gcg cgc ctc gag gtc ccg ggc tac gag gcg gac gac gtc ctg gcc agc 384 Ala Arg Leu Glu Val Pro Gly Tyr Glu Ala Asp Asp Val Leu Ala Ser 115 120 125 ctg gcc aag aag gcg gaa aag gag ggc tac gag gtc cgc atc ctc acc 432 Leu Ala Lys Lys Ala Glu Lys Glu Gly Tyr Glu Val Arg Ile Leu Thr 130 135 140 gcc gac aaa gac ctt tac cag ctc ctt tcc gac cgc atc cac gtc ctc 480 Ala Asp Lys Asp Leu Tyr Gln Leu Leu Ser Asp Arg Ile His Val Leu 145 150 155 160 cac ccc gag ggg tac ctc atc acc ccg gcc tgg ctt tgg gaa aag tac 528 His Pro Glu Gly Tyr Leu Ile Thr Pro Ala Trp Leu Trp Glu Lys Tyr 165 170 175 ggc ctg agg ccc gac cag tgg gcc gac tac cgg gcc ctg acc ggg gac 576 Gly Leu Arg Pro Asp Gln Trp Ala Asp Tyr Arg Ala Leu Thr Gly Asp 180 185 190 gag tcc gac aac ctt ccc ggg gtc aag ggc atc ggg gag aag acg gcg 624 Glu Ser Asp Asn Leu Pro Gly Val Lys Gly Ile Gly Glu Lys Thr Ala 195 200 205 agg aag ctt ctg gag gag tgg ggg agc ctg gaa gcc ctc ctc aag aac 672 Arg Lys Leu Leu Glu Glu Trp Gly Ser Leu Glu Ala Leu Leu Lys Asn 210 215 220 ctg gac cgg ctg aag ccc gcc atc cgg gag aag atc ctg gcc cac atg 720 Leu Asp Arg Leu Lys Pro Ala Ile Arg Glu Lys Ile Leu Ala His Met 225 230 235 240 gac gat ctg aag ctc tcc tgg gac ctg gcc aag gtg cgc acc gac ctg 768 Asp Asp Leu Lys Leu Ser Trp Asp Leu Ala Lys Val Arg Thr Asp Leu 245 250 255 ccc ctg gag gtg gac ttc gcc aaa agg cgg gag ccc gac cgg gag agg 816 Pro Leu Glu Val Asp Phe Ala Lys Arg Arg Glu Pro Asp Arg Glu Arg 260 265 270 ctt agg gcc ttt ctg gag agg ctt gag ttt ggc agc ctc ctc cac gag 864 Leu Arg Ala Phe Leu Glu Arg Leu Glu Phe Gly Ser Leu Leu His Glu 275 280 285 ttc ggc ctt ctg gaa agc ccc aag gcc ctg gag gag gcc ccc tgg ccc 912 Phe Gly Leu Leu Glu Ser Pro Lys Ala Leu Glu Glu Ala Pro Trp Pro 290 295 300 ccg ccg gaa ggg gcc ttc gtg ggc ttt gtg ctt tcc cgc aag gag ccc 960 Pro Pro Glu Gly Ala Phe Val Gly Phe Val Leu Ser Arg Lys Glu Pro 305 310 315 320 atg tgg gcc gat ctt ctg gcc ctg gcc gcc gcc agg ggg ggc cgg gtc 1008 Met Trp Ala Asp Leu Leu Ala Leu Ala Ala Ala Arg Gly Gly Arg Val 325 330 335 cac cgg gcc ccc gag cct tat aaa gcc ctc agg gac ctg aag gag gcg 1056 His Arg Ala Pro Glu Pro Tyr Lys Ala Leu Arg Asp Leu Lys Glu Ala 340 345 350 cgg ggg ctt ctc gcc aaa gac ctg agc gtt ctg gcc ctg agg gaa ggc 1104 Arg Gly Leu Leu Ala Lys Asp Leu Ser Val Leu Ala Leu Arg Glu Gly 355 360 365 ctt ggc ctc ccg ccc ggc gac gac ccc atg ctc ctc gcc tac ctc ctg 1152 Leu Gly Leu Pro Pro Gly Asp Asp Pro Met Leu Leu Ala Tyr Leu Leu 370 375 380 gac cct tcc aac acc acc ccc gag ggg gtg gcc cgg cgc tac ggc ggg 1200 Asp Pro Ser Asn Thr Thr Pro Glu Gly Val Ala Arg Arg Tyr Gly Gly 385 390 395 400 gag tgg acg gag gag gcg ggg gag cgg gcc gcc ctt tcc gag agg ctc 1248 Glu Trp Thr Glu Glu Ala Gly Glu Arg Ala Ala Leu Ser Glu Arg Leu 405 410 415 ttc gcc aac ctg tgg ggg agg ctt gag ggg gag gag agg ctc ctt tgg 1296 Phe Ala Asn Leu Trp Gly Arg Leu Glu Gly Glu Glu Arg Leu Leu Trp 420 425 430 ctt tac cgg gag gtg gag agg ccc ctt tcc gct gtc ctg gcc cac atg 1344 Leu Tyr Arg Glu Val Glu Arg Pro Leu Ser Ala Val Leu Ala His Met 435 440 445 gag gcc acg ggg gtg cgc ctg gac gtg gcc tat ctc agg gcc ttg tcc 1392 Glu Ala Thr Gly Val Arg Leu Asp Val Ala Tyr Leu Arg Ala Leu Ser 450 455 460 ctg gag gtg gcc gag gag atc gcc cgc ctc gag gcc gag gtc ttc cgc 1440 Leu Glu Val Ala Glu Glu Ile Ala Arg Leu Glu Ala Glu Val Phe Arg 465 470 475 480 ctg gcc ggc cac ccc ttc aac ctc aac tcc cgg gac cag ctg gaa agg 1488 Leu Ala Gly His Pro Phe Asn Leu Asn Ser Arg Asp Gln Leu Glu Arg 485 490 495 gtc ctc ttt gac gag cta ggg ctt ccc gcc atc ggc aag acg gag aag 1536 Val Leu Phe Asp Glu Leu Gly Leu Pro Ala Ile Gly Lys Thr Glu Lys 500 505 510 acc ggc aag cgc tcc acc agc gcc gcc gtc ctg gag gcc ctc cgc gag 1584 Thr Gly Lys Arg Ser Thr Ser Ala Ala Val Leu Glu Ala Leu Arg Glu 515 520 525 gcc cac ccc atc gtg gag aag atc ctg cag tac cgg gag ctc acc aag 1632 Ala His Pro Ile Val Glu Lys Ile Leu Gln Tyr Arg Glu Leu Thr Lys 530 535 540 ctg aag agc acc tac att gac ccc ttg ccg gac ctc atc cac ccc agg 1680 Leu Lys Ser Thr Tyr Ile Asp Pro Leu Pro Asp Leu Ile His Pro Arg 545 550 555 560 acg ggc cgc ctc cac acc cgc ttc aac cag acg gcc acg gcc acg ggc 1728 Thr Gly Arg Leu His Thr Arg Phe Asn Gln Thr Ala Thr Ala Thr Gly 565 570 575 agg cta agt agc tcc gat ccc aac ctc cag aac atc ccc gtc cgc acc 1776 Arg Leu Ser Ser Ser Asp Pro Asn Leu Gln Asn Ile Pro Val Arg Thr 580 585 590 ccg ctt ggg cag agg atc cgc cgg gcc ttc atc gcc gag gag ggg tgg 1824 Pro Leu Gly Gln Arg Ile Arg Arg Ala Phe Ile Ala Glu Glu Gly Trp 595 600 605 cta ttg gtg gcc ctg gac tat agc cag ata gag ctc agg gtg ctg gcc 1872 Leu Leu Val Ala Leu Asp Tyr Ser Gln Ile Glu Leu Arg Val Leu Ala 610 615 620 cac ctc tcc ggc gac gag aac ctg atc cgg gtc ttc cag gag ggg cgg 1920 His Leu Ser Gly Asp Glu Asn Leu Ile Arg Val Phe Gln Glu Gly Arg 625 630 635 640 gac atc cac acg gag acc gcc agc tgg atg ttc ggc gtc ccc cgg gag 1968 Asp Ile His Thr Glu Thr Ala Ser Trp Met Phe Gly Val Pro Arg Glu 645 650 655 gcc gtg gac ccc ctg atg cgc cgg gcg gcc aag acc atc aac ttc ggg 2016 Ala Val Asp Pro Leu Met Arg Arg Ala Ala Lys Thr Ile Asn Phe Gly 660 665 670 gtc ctc tac ggc atg tcg gcc cac cgc ctc tcc cag gag cta gcc atc 2064 Val Leu Tyr Gly Met Ser Ala His Arg Leu Ser Gln Glu Leu Ala Ile 675 680 685 cct tac gag gag gcc cag gcc ttc att gag cgc tac ttt cag agc ttc 2112 Pro Tyr Glu Glu Ala Gln Ala Phe Ile Glu Arg Tyr Phe Gln Ser Phe 690 695 700 ccc aag gtg cgg gcc tgg att gag aag acc ctg gag gag ggc agg agg 2160 Pro Lys Val Arg Ala Trp Ile Glu Lys Thr Leu Glu Glu Gly Arg Arg 705 710 715 720 cgg ggg tac gtg gag acc ctc ttc ggc cgc cgc cgc tac gtg cca gac 2208 Arg Gly Tyr Val Glu Thr Leu Phe Gly Arg Arg Arg Tyr Val Pro Asp 725 730 735 cta gag gcc cgg gtg aag agc gtg cgg gag gcg gcc gag cgc atg gcc 2256 Leu Glu Ala Arg Val Lys Ser Val Arg Glu Ala Ala Glu Arg Met Ala 740 745 750 ttc aac atg ccc gtc cag ggc acc gcc gcc gac ctc atg aag ctg gct 2304 Phe Asn Met Pro Val Gln Gly Thr Ala Ala Asp Leu Met Lys Leu Ala 755 760 765 atg gtg aag ctc ttc ccc agg ctg gag gaa atg ggg gcc agg atg ctc 2352 Met Val Lys Leu Phe Pro Arg Leu Glu Glu Met Gly Ala Arg Met Leu 770 775 780 ctt cag gtc cac gac gag ctg gtc ctc gag gcc cca aaa gag agg gcg 2400 Leu Gln Val His Asp Glu Leu Val Leu Glu Ala Pro Lys Glu Arg Ala 785 790 795 800 gag gcc gtg gcc cgg ctg gcc aag gag gtc atg gag ggg gtg tat ccc 2448 Glu Ala Val Ala Arg Leu Ala Lys Glu Val Met Glu Gly Val Tyr Pro 805 810 815 ctg gcc gtg ccc ctg gag gtg gag gtg ggg ata ggg gag gac tgg ctc 2496 Leu Ala Val Pro Leu Glu Val Glu Val Gly Ile Gly Glu Asp Trp Leu 820 825 830 tcc gcc aag gag ggc att gat ggc cgc ggc gga ggc ggg cat cat cat 2544 Ser Ala Lys Glu Gly Ile Asp Gly Arg Gly Gly Gly Gly His His His 835 840 845 cat cat cat taa 2556 His His His 850 66 851 PRT Thermus aquaticus 66 Gly Gly Gly Val Thr Ser Gly Met Leu Pro Leu Phe Glu Pro Lys Gly 1 5 10 15 Arg Val Leu Leu Val Asp Gly His His Leu Ala Tyr Arg Thr Phe His 20 25 30 Ala Leu Lys Gly Leu Thr Thr Ser Arg Gly Glu Pro Val Gln Ala Val 35 40 45 Tyr Gly Phe Ala Lys Ser Leu Leu Lys Ala Leu Lys Glu Asp Gly Asp 50 55 60 Ala Val Ile Val Val Phe Asp Ala Lys Ala Pro Ser Phe Arg His Glu 65 70 75 80 Ala Tyr Gly Gly Tyr Lys Ala Gly Arg Ala Pro Thr Pro Glu Asp Phe 85 90 95 Pro Arg Gln Leu Ala Leu Ile Lys Glu Leu Val Asp Leu Leu Gly Leu 100 105 110 Ala Arg Leu Glu Val Pro Gly Tyr Glu Ala Asp Asp Val Leu Ala Ser 115 120 125 Leu Ala Lys Lys Ala Glu Lys Glu Gly Tyr Glu Val Arg Ile Leu Thr 130 135 140 Ala Asp Lys Asp Leu Tyr Gln Leu Leu Ser Asp Arg Ile His Val Leu 145 150 155 160 His Pro Glu Gly Tyr Leu Ile Thr Pro Ala Trp Leu Trp Glu Lys Tyr 165 170 175 Gly Leu Arg Pro Asp Gln Trp Ala Asp Tyr Arg Ala Leu Thr Gly Asp 180 185 190 Glu Ser Asp Asn Leu Pro Gly Val Lys Gly Ile Gly Glu Lys Thr Ala 195 200 205 Arg Lys Leu Leu Glu Glu Trp Gly Ser Leu Glu Ala Leu Leu Lys Asn 210 215 220 Leu Asp Arg Leu Lys Pro Ala Ile Arg Glu Lys Ile Leu Ala His Met 225 230 235 240 Asp Asp Leu Lys Leu Ser Trp Asp Leu Ala Lys Val Arg Thr Asp Leu 245 250 255 Pro Leu Glu Val Asp Phe Ala Lys Arg Arg Glu Pro Asp Arg Glu Arg 260 265 270 Leu Arg Ala Phe Leu Glu Arg Leu Glu Phe Gly Ser Leu Leu His Glu 275 280 285 Phe Gly Leu Leu Glu Ser Pro Lys Ala Leu Glu Glu Ala Pro Trp Pro 290 295 300 Pro Pro Glu Gly Ala Phe Val Gly Phe Val Leu Ser Arg Lys Glu Pro 305 310 315 320 Met Trp Ala Asp Leu Leu Ala Leu Ala Ala Ala Arg Gly Gly Arg Val 325 330 335 His Arg Ala Pro Glu Pro Tyr Lys Ala Leu Arg Asp Leu Lys Glu Ala 340 345 350 Arg Gly Leu Leu Ala Lys Asp Leu Ser Val Leu Ala Leu Arg Glu Gly 355 360 365 Leu Gly Leu Pro Pro Gly Asp Asp Pro Met Leu Leu Ala Tyr Leu Leu 370 375 380 Asp Pro Ser Asn Thr Thr Pro Glu Gly Val Ala Arg Arg Tyr Gly Gly 385 390 395 400 Glu Trp Thr Glu Glu Ala Gly Glu Arg Ala Ala Leu Ser Glu Arg Leu 405 410 415 Phe Ala Asn Leu Trp Gly Arg Leu Glu Gly Glu Glu Arg Leu Leu Trp 420 425 430 Leu Tyr Arg Glu Val Glu Arg Pro Leu Ser Ala Val Leu Ala His Met 435 440 445 Glu Ala Thr Gly Val Arg Leu Asp Val Ala Tyr Leu Arg Ala Leu Ser 450 455 460 Leu Glu Val Ala Glu Glu Ile Ala Arg Leu Glu Ala Glu Val Phe Arg 465 470 475 480 Leu Ala Gly His Pro Phe Asn Leu Asn Ser Arg Asp Gln Leu Glu Arg 485 490 495 Val Leu Phe Asp Glu Leu Gly Leu Pro Ala Ile Gly Lys Thr Glu Lys 500 505 510 Thr Gly Lys Arg Ser Thr Ser Ala Ala Val Leu Glu Ala Leu Arg Glu 515 520 525 Ala His Pro Ile Val Glu Lys Ile Leu Gln Tyr Arg Glu Leu Thr Lys 530 535 540 Leu Lys Ser Thr Tyr Ile Asp Pro Leu Pro Asp Leu Ile His Pro Arg 545 550 555 560 Thr Gly Arg Leu His Thr Arg Phe Asn Gln Thr Ala Thr Ala Thr Gly 565 570 575 Arg Leu Ser Ser Ser Asp Pro Asn Leu Gln Asn Ile Pro Val Arg Thr 580 585 590 Pro Leu Gly Gln Arg Ile Arg Arg Ala Phe Ile Ala Glu Glu Gly Trp 595 600 605 Leu Leu Val Ala Leu Asp Tyr Ser Gln Ile Glu Leu Arg Val Leu Ala 610 615 620 His Leu Ser Gly Asp Glu Asn Leu Ile Arg Val Phe Gln Glu Gly Arg 625 630 635 640 Asp Ile His Thr Glu Thr Ala Ser Trp Met Phe Gly Val Pro Arg Glu 645 650 655 Ala Val Asp Pro Leu Met Arg Arg Ala Ala Lys Thr Ile Asn Phe Gly 660 665 670 Val Leu Tyr Gly Met Ser Ala His Arg Leu Ser Gln Glu Leu Ala Ile 675 680 685 Pro Tyr Glu Glu Ala Gln Ala Phe Ile Glu Arg Tyr Phe Gln Ser Phe 690 695 700 Pro Lys Val Arg Ala Trp Ile Glu Lys Thr Leu Glu Glu Gly Arg Arg 705 710 715 720 Arg Gly Tyr Val Glu Thr Leu Phe Gly Arg Arg Arg Tyr Val Pro Asp 725 730 735 Leu Glu Ala Arg Val Lys Ser Val Arg Glu Ala Ala Glu Arg Met Ala 740 745 750 Phe Asn Met Pro Val Gln Gly Thr Ala Ala Asp Leu Met Lys Leu Ala 755 760 765 Met Val Lys Leu Phe Pro Arg Leu Glu Glu Met Gly Ala Arg Met Leu 770 775 780 Leu Gln Val His Asp Glu Leu Val Leu Glu Ala Pro Lys Glu Arg Ala 785 790 795 800 Glu Ala Val Ala Arg Leu Ala Lys Glu Val Met Glu Gly Val Tyr Pro 805 810 815 Leu Ala Val Pro Leu Glu Val Glu Val Gly Ile Gly Glu Asp Trp Leu 820 825 830 Ser Ala Lys Glu Gly Ile Asp Gly Arg Gly Gly Gly Gly His His His 835 840 845 His His His 850 67 750 DNA Pyrococcus furiosus CDS (1)..(750) 67 atg cca ttt gaa atc gta ttt gaa ggt gca aaa gag ttt gcc caa ctt 48 Met Pro Phe Glu Ile Val Phe Glu Gly Ala Lys Glu Phe Ala Gln Leu 1 5 10 15 ata gac acc gca agt aag tta ata gat gag gcc gcg ttt aaa gtt aca 96 Ile Asp Thr Ala Ser Lys Leu Ile Asp Glu Ala Ala Phe Lys Val Thr 20 25 30 gaa gat ggg ata agc atg agg gcc atg gat cca agt aga gtt gtc ctg 144 Glu Asp Gly Ile Ser Met Arg Ala Met Asp Pro Ser Arg Val Val Leu 35 40 45 att gac cta aat ctc ccg tca agc ata ttt agc aaa tat gaa gtt gtt 192 Ile Asp Leu Asn Leu Pro Ser Ser Ile Phe Ser Lys Tyr Glu Val Val 50 55 60 gaa cca gaa aca att gga gtt aac atg gac cac cta aag aag atc cta 240 Glu Pro Glu Thr Ile Gly Val Asn Met Asp His Leu Lys Lys Ile Leu 65 70 75 80 aag aga ggt aaa gca aag gac acc tta ata ctc aag aaa gga gag gaa 288 Lys Arg Gly Lys Ala Lys Asp Thr Leu Ile Leu Lys Lys Gly Glu Glu 85 90 95 aac ttc tta gag ata aca att caa gga act gca aca aga aca ttt aga 336 Asn Phe Leu Glu Ile Thr Ile Gln Gly Thr Ala Thr Arg Thr Phe Arg 100 105 110 gtt ccc cta ata gat gta gaa gag atg gaa gtt gac ctc cca gaa ctt 384 Val Pro Leu Ile Asp Val Glu Glu Met Glu Val Asp Leu Pro Glu Leu 115 120 125 cca ttc act gca aag gtt gta gtt ctt gga gaa gtc cta aaa gat gct 432 Pro Phe Thr Ala Lys Val Val Val Leu Gly Glu Val Leu Lys Asp Ala 130 135 140 gtt aaa gat gcc tct cta gtg agt gac agc ata aaa ttt att gcc agg 480 Val Lys Asp Ala Ser Leu Val Ser Asp Ser Ile Lys Phe Ile Ala Arg 145 150 155 160 gaa aat gaa ttt ata atg aag gca gag gga gaa acc cag gaa gtt gag 528 Glu Asn Glu Phe Ile Met Lys Ala Glu Gly Glu Thr Gln Glu Val Glu 165 170 175 ata aag cta act ctt gaa gat gag gga tta ttg gac atc gag gtt caa 576 Ile Lys Leu Thr Leu Glu Asp Glu Gly Leu Leu Asp Ile Glu Val Gln 180 185 190 gag gag aca aag agc gca tat gga gtc agc tat ctc tcc gac atg gtt 624 Glu Glu Thr Lys Ser Ala Tyr Gly Val Ser Tyr Leu Ser Asp Met Val 195 200 205 aaa gga ctt gga aag gcc gat gaa gtt aca ata aag ttt gga aat gaa 672 Lys Gly Leu Gly Lys Ala Asp Glu Val Thr Ile Lys Phe Gly Asn Glu 210 215 220 atg ccc atg caa atg gag tat tac att aga gat gaa gga aga ctt aca 720 Met Pro Met Gln Met Glu Tyr Tyr Ile Arg Asp Glu Gly Arg Leu Thr 225 230 235 240 ttc cta ctg gct cca aga gtt gaa gag tga 750 Phe Leu Leu Ala Pro Arg Val Glu Glu 245 68 249 PRT Pyrococcus furiosus 68 Met Pro Phe Glu Ile Val Phe Glu Gly Ala Lys Glu Phe Ala Gln Leu 1 5 10 15 Ile Asp Thr Ala Ser Lys Leu Ile Asp Glu Ala Ala Phe Lys Val Thr 20 25 30 Glu Asp Gly Ile Ser Met Arg Ala Met Asp Pro Ser Arg Val Val Leu 35 40 45 Ile Asp Leu Asn Leu Pro Ser Ser Ile Phe Ser Lys Tyr Glu Val Val 50 55 60 Glu Pro Glu Thr Ile Gly Val Asn Met Asp His Leu Lys Lys Ile Leu 65 70 75 80 Lys Arg Gly Lys Ala Lys Asp Thr Leu Ile Leu Lys Lys Gly Glu Glu 85 90 95 Asn Phe Leu Glu Ile Thr Ile Gln Gly Thr Ala Thr Arg Thr Phe Arg 100 105 110 Val Pro Leu Ile Asp Val Glu Glu Met Glu Val Asp Leu Pro Glu Leu 115 120 125 Pro Phe Thr Ala Lys Val Val Val Leu Gly Glu Val Leu Lys Asp Ala 130 135 140 Val Lys Asp Ala Ser Leu Val Ser Asp Ser Ile Lys Phe Ile Ala Arg 145 150 155 160 Glu Asn Glu Phe Ile Met Lys Ala Glu Gly Glu Thr Gln Glu Val Glu 165 170 175 Ile Lys Leu Thr Leu Glu Asp Glu Gly Leu Leu Asp Ile Glu Val Gln 180 185 190 Glu Glu Thr Lys Ser Ala Tyr Gly Val Ser Tyr Leu Ser Asp Met Val 195 200 205 Lys Gly Leu Gly Lys Ala Asp Glu Val Thr Ile Lys Phe Gly Asn Glu 210 215 220 Met Pro Met Gln Met Glu Tyr Tyr Ile Arg Asp Glu Gly Arg Leu Thr 225 230 235 240 Phe Leu Leu Ala Pro Arg Val Glu Glu 245 69 201 DNA Sulfolobus acidocaldarius CDS (1)..(201) 69 atg gtg aag gta aag ttc aag tat aag ggt gaa gag aaa gaa gta gac 48 Met Val Lys Val Lys Phe Lys Tyr Lys Gly Glu Glu Lys Glu Val Asp 1 5 10 15 act tca aag ata aag aag gtt tgg aga gta ggc aaa atg gtg tcc ttt 96 Thr Ser Lys Ile Lys Lys Val Trp Arg Val Gly Lys Met Val Ser Phe 20 25 30 acc tat gac gac aat ggt aag aca ggt aga gga gct gta agc gag aaa 144 Thr Tyr Asp Asp Asn Gly Lys Thr Gly Arg Gly Ala Val Ser Glu Lys 35 40 45 gat gct cca aaa gaa tta tta gac atg tta gca aga gca gaa aga gag 192 Asp Ala Pro Lys Glu Leu Leu Asp Met Leu Ala Arg Ala Glu Arg Glu 50 55 60 aag aaa taa 201 Lys Lys 65 70 66 PRT Sulfolobus acidocaldarius 70 Met Val Lys Val Lys Phe Lys Tyr Lys Gly Glu Glu Lys Glu Val Asp 1 5 10 15 Thr Ser Lys Ile Lys Lys Val Trp Arg Val Gly Lys Met Val Ser Phe 20 25 30 Thr Tyr Asp Asp Asn Gly Lys Thr Gly Arg Gly Ala Val Ser Glu Lys 35 40 45 Asp Ala Pro Lys Glu Leu Leu Asp Met Leu Ala Arg Ala Glu Arg Glu 50 55 60 Lys Lys 65 71 189 DNA Sulfolobus solfactaricus CDS (1)..(189) 71 gca acc gta aag ttc aag tac aaa ggc gaa gaa aaa gag gta gac atc 48 Ala Thr Val Lys Phe Lys Tyr Lys Gly Glu Glu Lys Glu Val Asp Ile 1 5 10 15 tcc aag atc aag aaa gta tgg cgt gtg ggc aag atg atc tcc ttc acc 96 Ser Lys Ile Lys Lys Val Trp Arg Val Gly Lys Met Ile Ser Phe Thr 20 25 30 tac gac gag ggc ggt ggc aag acc ggc cgt ggt gcg gta agc gaa aag 144 Tyr Asp Glu Gly Gly Gly Lys Thr Gly Arg Gly Ala Val Ser Glu Lys 35 40 45 gac gcg ccg aag gag ctg ctg cag atg ctg gag aag cag aaa aag 189 Asp Ala Pro Lys Glu Leu Leu Gln Met Leu Glu Lys Gln Lys Lys 50 55 60 72 63 PRT Sulfolobus solfactaricus 72 Ala Thr Val Lys Phe Lys Tyr Lys Gly Glu Glu Lys Glu Val Asp Ile 1 5 10 15 Ser Lys Ile Lys Lys Val Trp Arg Val Gly Lys Met Ile Ser Phe Thr 20 25 30 Tyr Asp Glu Gly Gly Gly Lys Thr Gly Arg Gly Ala Val Ser Glu Lys 35 40 45 Asp Ala Pro Lys Glu Leu Leu Gln Met Leu Glu Lys Gln Lys Lys 50 55 60 73 57 PRT Methanopyrus kandleri 73 Val Ala Leu Val Tyr Asp Ala Glu Phe Val Gly Ser Glu Arg Glu Phe 1 5 10 15 Glu Glu Glu Arg Glu Thr Phe Leu Lys Gly Val Lys Ala Tyr Asp Gly 20 25 30 Val Leu Ala Thr Arg Tyr Leu Met Glu Arg Ser Ser Ser Ala Lys Asn 35 40 45 Asp Glu Glu Leu Leu Glu Leu His Gln 50 55 74 29 PRT Escherichia coli 74 Gly Gly Asn Ala Leu Lys Phe Tyr Ala Ser Val Arg Leu Asp Ile Arg 1 5 10 15 Arg Ile Gly Ala Ile Lys Asp Gly Asp Glu Val Val Gly 20 25 75 57 PRT Methanopyrus kandleri 75 Val Pro Ile Asp Glu Lys Glu Glu Arg Ile Leu Glu Ile Leu Arg Glu 1 5 10 15 Asn Pro Trp Thr Pro His Asp Glu Ile Ala Arg Arg Gly Gly Leu Ser 20 25 30 Val Ser Glu Val Glu Gly Glu Lys Asp Pro Glu Ser Ser Gly Ile Tyr 35 40 45 Ser Leu Trp Ser Arg Val Val Val Asn 50 55 76 40 PRT Escherichia coli 76 Ile Asp Arg Ile Asp Arg Lys Ile Leu Asn Glu Leu Gln Lys Asp Gly 1 5 10 15 Arg Arg Ile Ser Asn Glu Leu Ala Lys Arg Val Gly Leu Ser Val Ser 20 25 30 Thr Val Arg Glu Arg Val Arg Arg 35 40 77 40 PRT Methanopyrus kandleri 77 Leu Lys Leu Gln Asp Arg Tyr Gly Ile Arg Glu Asp Val Ala Leu Cys 1 5 10 15 Leu Ala Arg Ala Phe Asp Gly Ser Ile Ser Met Ile Ala Thr Thr Pro 20 25 30 Tyr Arg Thr Leu Lys Asp Val Cys 35 40 78 15 PRT Methanopyrus kandleri 78 Pro Asp Leu Thr Leu Glu Glu Ala Lys Ser Val Asn Arg Thr Leu 1 5 10 15 79 30 PRT Methanopyrus kandleri 79 Ala Thr Leu Ile Asp Glu His Gly Leu Ser Pro Ala Asp Ala Ala Asp 1 5 10 15 Glu Leu Ile Glu His Phe Glu Ser Ile Ala Gly Ile Leu Ala 20 25 30 80 11 PRT Methanopyrus kandleri 80 Thr Asp Leu Glu Glu Ile Glu Arg Met Tyr Glu 1 5 10 81 15 PRT Methanopyrus kandleri 81 Glu Gly Arg Leu Ser Glu Glu Ala Tyr Arg Ala Ala Val Glu Ile 1 5 10 15 82 57 PRT Thermococcus kodakaraensis 82 Ala Glu Leu Thr Lys Lys Glu Gly Val Gly Arg Lys Thr Ala Glu Arg 1 5 10 15 Leu Leu Arg Ala Phe Gly Asn Pro Glu Arg Val Lys Gln Leu Ala Arg 20 25 30 Glu Phe Glu Ile Glu Lys Leu Ala Ser Val Glu Gly Val Gly Glu Arg 35 40 45 Val Leu Arg Ser Leu Val Pro Gly Tyr 50 55 83 27 PRT Methanopyrus kandleri 83 Ala Ser Leu Ile Ser Ile Arg Gly Ile Asp Arg Glu Arg Ala Glu Arg 1 5 10 15 Leu Leu Lys Lys Tyr Gly Gly Tyr Ser Lys Val 20 25 84 10 PRT Methanopyrus kandleri 84 Arg Glu Ala Gly Val Glu Glu Leu Arg Glu 1 5 10 85 13 PRT Methanopyrus kandleri 85 Asp Gly Leu Thr Asp Ala Gln Ile Arg Glu Leu Lys Gly 1 5 10 86 27 PRT Methanopyrus kandleri 86 Leu Lys Thr Leu Glu Ser Ile Val Gly Asp Leu Glu Lys Ala Asp Glu 1 5 10 15 Leu Lys Arg Lys Tyr Gly Ser Ala Ser Ala Val 20 25 87 10 PRT Methanopyrus kandleri 87 Arg Arg Leu Pro Val Glu Glu Leu Arg Glu 1 5 10 88 13 PRT Methanopyrus kandleri 88 Leu Gly Phe Ser Asp Asp Glu Ile Ala Glu Ile Lys Gly 1 5 10 89 28 PRT Methanopyrus kandleri 89 Ile Pro Lys Lys Leu Arg Glu Ala Phe Asp Leu Glu Thr Ala Ala Glu 1 5 10 15 Leu Tyr Glu Arg Tyr Gly Ser Leu Lys Glu Ile Gly 20 25 90 10 PRT Methanopyrus kandleri 90 Arg Arg Leu Ser Tyr Asp Asp Leu Leu Glu 1 5 10 91 15 PRT Methanopyrus kandleri 91 Leu Gly Ala Thr Pro Lys Ala Ala Ala Glu Ile Lys Gly Pro Glu 1 5 10 15 92 28 PRT Methanopyrus kandleri 92 Lys Phe Leu Leu Asn Ile Glu Gly Val Gly Pro Lys Leu Ala Glu Arg 1 5 10 15 Ile Leu Glu Ala Val Asp Tyr Asp Leu Glu Arg Leu 20 25 93 26 PRT Methanopyrus kandleri 93 Ala Ser Leu Asn Pro Glu Glu Leu Ala Glu Val Glu Gly Leu Gly Glu 1 5 10 15 Glu Leu Ala Glu Arg Val Val Tyr Ala Ala 20 25 94 40 PRT Methanopyrus kandleri 94 Trp Lys Glu Trp Leu Glu Arg Lys Val Gly Glu Gly Arg Ala Arg Arg 1 5 10 15 Leu Ile Glu Tyr Phe Gly Ser Ala Gly Glu Val Gly Lys Leu Val Glu 20 25 30 Asn Ala Glu Val Ser Lys Leu Leu 35 40 95 15 PRT Methanopyrus kandleri 95 Val Pro Gly Ile Gly Asp Glu Ala Val Ala Arg Leu Val Pro Gly 1 5 10 15 96 28 PRT Methanopyrus kandleri 96 Tyr Lys Thr Leu Arg Asp Ala Gly Leu Thr Pro Ala Glu Ala Glu Arg 1 5 10 15 Val Leu Lys Arg Tyr Gly Ser Val Ser Lys Val Gln 20 25 97 10 PRT Methanopyrus kandleri 97 Glu Gly Ala Thr Pro Asp Glu Leu Arg Glu 1 5 10 98 13 PRT Methanopyrus kandleri 98 Leu Gly Leu Gly Asp Ala Lys Ile Ala Arg Ile Leu Gly 1 5 10 99 27 PRT Methanopyrus kandleri 99 Leu Arg Ser Leu Val Asn Lys Arg Leu Asp Val Asp Thr Ala Tyr Glu 1 5 10 15 Leu Lys Arg Arg Tyr Gly Ser Val Ser Ala Val 20 25 100 10 PRT Methanopyrus kandleri 100 Arg Lys Ala Pro Val Lys Glu Leu Arg Glu 1 5 10 101 15 PRT Methanopyrus kandleri 101 Leu Gly Leu Ser Asp Arg Lys Ile Ala Arg Ile Lys Gly Ile Pro 1 5 10 15 102 27 PRT Methanopyrus kandleri 102 Glu Thr Met Leu Gln Val Arg Gly Met Ser Val Glu Lys Ala Glu Arg 1 5 10 15 Leu Leu Glu Arg Phe Asp Thr Trp Thr Lys Val 20 25 103 9 PRT Methanopyrus kandleri 103 Lys Glu Ala Pro Val Ser Glu Leu Val 1 5 104 16 PRT Methanopyrus kandleri 104 Val Pro Gly Val Gly Leu Ser Leu Val Lys Glu Ile Lys Ala Gln Val 1 5 10 15 105 27 PRT Methanopyrus kandleri 105 Lys Ala Leu Leu Asp Val Lys Gly Val Ser Pro Glu Leu Ala Asp Arg 1 5 10 15 Leu Val Glu Glu Leu Gly Ser Pro Tyr Arg Val 20 25 106 9 PRT Methanopyrus kandleri 106 Leu Thr Ala Lys Lys Ser Asp Leu Met 1 5 107 16 PRT Methanopyrus kandleri 107 Val Glu Arg Val Gly Pro Lys Leu Ala Glu Arg Ile Arg Ala Ala Gly 1 5 10 15 108 27 PRT Escherichia coli 108 Lys Glu Leu Ile Lys Thr Asn Gly Val Gly Pro Lys Leu Ala Leu Ala 1 5 10 15 Ile Leu Ser Gly Met Ser Ala Gln Gln Phe Val 20 25 109 26 PRT Escherichia coli 109 Asn Ala Val Glu Arg Glu Glu Val Gly Ala Leu Pro Gly Ile Gly Lys 1 5 10 15 Lys Thr Ala Glu Arg Leu Ile Val Glu Met 20 25 110 57 PRT Homo sapiens 110 Ala Glu Ala Lys Lys Leu Pro Gly Val Gly Thr Lys Ile Ala Glu Lys 1 5 10 15 Ile Asp Glu Phe Leu Ala Thr Gly Lys Leu Arg Lys Leu Glu Lys Ile 20 25 30 Arg Gln Asp Asp Thr Ser Ser Ser Ile Val Ser Gly Ile Gly Pro Ser 35 40 45 Ala Ala Arg Lys Phe Val Asp Glu Gly 50 55 111 27 PRT Escherichia coli 111 Leu Glu Val Met Glu Val Pro Gly Val Gly Pro Lys Thr Ala Arg Gly 1 5 10 15 Leu Tyr Glu Ala Leu Gly Ile Asp Ser Leu Glu 20 25 112 12 PRT Escherichia coli 112 Lys Leu Lys Glu Ala Leu Glu Arg Gly Asp Leu Leu 1 5 10 113 16 PRT Escherichia coli 113 Leu Lys Gly Phe Gly Ala Lys Lys Ala Glu Arg Ile Lys Glu Gly Leu 1 5 10 15 

What is claimed is:
 1. A blend of two or more DNA polymerases, comprising at least one chimeric DNA polymerase and at least one non-chimeric DNA polymerase.
 2. The blend of claim 1, wherein at least one of said chimeric or non-chimeric DNA polymerase is thermostable.
 3. The blend of claim 1, wherein at least one of said chimeric DNA polymerase or non-chimeric DNA polymerase comprises an archaeal DNA polymerase.
 4. The blend of claim 1, wherein at least one of said chimeric DNA polymerase or non-chimeric DNA polymerase comprises a eubacterial DNA polymerase.
 5. The blend of claim 1, wherein at least one of said chimeric DNA or non-chimeric DNA polymerase comprises Pfu DNA polymerase.
 6. The blend of claim 3, wherein said chimeric DNA polymerase has reduced DNA polymerization activity.
 7. The blend of claim 6, wherein said chimeric DNA polymerase comprises a Glycine to Proline substitution at amino acid position 387 (G387P) and has reduced DNA polymerization activity.
 8. The blend of claim 3, wherein said chimeric DNA polymerase comprises reduced base analog detection activity.
 9. The blend of claim 8, wherein said chimeric DNA polymerase comprises reduced base analog detection activity and a mutation at position V93, wherein said mutation is a Valine to Arginine substitution, a Valine to Glutamic acid substitution, a Valine to Lysine substitution, a Valine to Aspartic acid substitution or a Valine to Asparagine substitution.
 10. The blend of claim 6 wherein said chimeric DNA polymerase has reduced base analog detection activity.
 11. The blend of claim 7, wherein said chimeric DNA polymerase comprises reduced base analog detection activity.
 12. The blend of claim 6, wherein said chimeric DNA polymerase further comprises a mutation at position V93, wherein said mutation is a Valine to Arginine substitution, a Valine to Glutamic acid substitution, a Valine to Lysine substitution, a Valine to Aspartic acid substitution or a Valine to Asparagine substitution that confers a reduced base analog detection activity phenotype to said chimeric DNA polymerase.
 13. The blend of claim 7, wherein said chimeric DNA polymerase further comprises a mutation at position V93, wherein said mutation is a Valine to Arginine substitution, a Valine to Glutamic acid substitution, a Valine to Lysine substitution, a Valine to Aspartic acid substitution or a Valine to Asparagine substitution that confers a reduced base analog detection activity phenotype to said chimeric DNA polymerase.
 14. The blend of claim 8, wherein said chimeric DNA polymerase further comprises a reduced DNA polymerization activity.
 15. The blend of claim 9, wherein said chimeric DNA polymerase further comprises a reduced DNA polymerization activity.
 16. The blend of claim 8, wherein said chimeric DNA polymerase further comprises a Glycine to Proline substitution at amino acid position 387 (G387P) that confers a reduced DNA polymerization phenotype to said chimeric DNA polymerase.
 17. The blend of claim 9, wherein said chimeric DNA polymerase further comprises a Glycine to Proline substitution at amino acid position 387 (G387P) that confers a reduced DNA polymerization phenotype to said chimeric DNA polymerase.
 18. The blend of claim 3, wherein said chimeric DNA polymerase further comprises an Aspartate to alanine substitution at amino acid 141 (D141A) and a Glutamic acid to Alanine substitution at amino acid position 143 (D141A/E143A) that renders said chimeric DNA polymerase 3′-5′ exonuclease deficient.
 19. The blend of claim 8, wherein said chimeric DNA polymerase with reduced base analog detection activity further comprises an Aspartate to alanine substitution at amino acid 141 (D141A) and a Glutamic acid to Alanine substitution at amino acid position 143 (D141A/E143A) that renders said chimeric DNA polymerase 3′-5′ exonuclease deficient.
 20. The blend of claim 1, wherein said chimeric DNA polymerase comprises a wild type, mutant or chemically modified DNA polymerase.
 21. The blend of claim 1, wherein said chimeric DNA polymerase is a proofreading polymerase.
 22. The blend of claim 21, wherein said proofreading polymerase is selected from the group consisting of Pfu, KOD, Tgo, Vent and DeepVent.
 23. The blend of claim 1, wherein said non-chimeric DNA polymerase is a non-proofreading polymerase.
 24. The blend of claim 23, wherein said non-proofreading polymerase is selected from the group consisting of: Taq, Tth, exo-Pfu, exo-KOD, exo-Tgo, exo-Vent and exo-DeepVent.
 25. The blend of claim 1, wherein said non-chimeric DNA polymerase comprises a wild type, mutant or chemically modified DNA polymerase.
 26. The blend of claim 1, wherein said non-chimeric DNA polymerase is a proofreading polymerase.
 27. The blend of claim 26, wherein said proofreading polymerase is selected from the group consisting of Pfu, KOD, Tgo, Vent and DeepVent.
 28. The blend of claim 1, wherein said non-chimeric DNA polymerase is a non-proofreading polymerase.
 29. The blend of claim 28, wherein said non-proofreading polymerase is selected from the group consisting of: Taq, Tth, exo-Pfu, exo-KOD, exo-Tgo, exo-Vent and exo-DeepVent.
 30. The blend of claim 1, wherein said non-chimeric DNA polymerase is a mutant archaeal DNA polymerase with a reduced 3′-5′ exonuclease activity, wherein said mutant archaeal DNA polymerase comprises an Aspartate to Alanine substitution at amino acid 141 (D141A) and a Glutamic acid to Alanine substitution at amino acid position 143 (D141A/E143A) that renders said mutant DNA polymerase 3′-5′ exonuclease deficient.
 31. The blend of claim 1, wherein said non-chimeric DNA polymerase comprises a mutation selected from the group consisting of PfuV93R, PfuV93E, PfuV93D, PfuV93K, PfuV93N, PfuG387P, PfuV93R/G387P, PfuV93E/G387P, PfuV93D/G387P, PfuV93K/G387P and PfuV93N/G387P.
 32. The blend of claim 1, wherein said non-chimeric DNA polymerase is an N terminal truncation of Taq DNA polymerase that renders said mutant DNA polymerase 5′-3′ exonuclease deficient.
 33. The blend of claim 1, wherein said non-chimeric DNA polymerase consists of a second blend of two or more DNA polymerases.
 34. The blend of claim 33, wherein said second blend comprises a proofreading and a non-proofreading DNA polymerase, a non-proofreading and a non-proofreading DNA polymerase or a proofreading and a proofreading DNA polymerase.
 35. The blend of claim 33, wherein said second blend consists of a pair of thermostable DNA polymerases selected from the group of: Pfu/Taq, Pfu/exo-Pfu, Taq/exo-Pfu or Pfu/JDF3 DNA polymerase.
 36. The blend of claim 33, wherein at least one polymerase of said second blend is selected from the group consisting of: Tth, Vent, DeepVent, KOD, JDF-3, exo-Vent, exo-DeepVent, exo-KOD, exo-JDF3, Tgo, exo-Tgo, PfuV93R, PfuV93E, PfuV93D, PfuV93K, PfuV93N and, PfuG387P.
 37. The blend of claim 33, wherein said second blend consists of a pair of thermostable DNA polymerases selected from the group of: Pfu/Taq, Pfu/exo-Pfu, Taqlexo-Pfu or Pfu/JDF3 DNA polymerase and further comprises a mutant selected from the group consisting of pol-Pfu (Pfu G387P), G387PfuV93R, G387P/PfuV93E, G387P/PfuV93D, G387P/PfuV93K, G397P/PfuV93N, and G387P/PfuG387P.
 38. The blend of claim 1, wherein said chimeric DNA polymerase further comprises a polypeptide with an increase in an activity selected from the group consisting of: processivity, proofreading, fidelity, DNA binding activity, strand displacement activity, polymerase activity, nucleotide binding and recognition, efficiency, template length amplification capability, GC-rich target amplification efficiency, specificity, thermostability, intrinsic hot start capability, or salt resistance.
 39. The blend of claim 1, wherein said chimeric DNA polymerase further comprises a polypeptide with a reduced activity selected from the group consisting of: DNA polymerase activity at room temperature, amplification slippage on templates with tri-nucleotide repeat stretches, extension time in a PCR reaction or amplification cycles in a PCR reaction.
 40. The blend of claim 1, wherein said chimeric DNA polymerase consists of a protein domain selected from the group of: thioredoxin processivity factor binding domain of bacteriophage T7, archaeal PCNA binding domain, PCNA, the helix-hairpin-helix DNA binding motifs from DNA topoisomerase V or the DNA binding protein Sso7d or Sac7d.
 41. A composition comprising the blend according to claim
 1. 42. The composition of claims 41, further comprising a PCR enhancing factor and/or an additive.
 43. A kit comprising the blend according to claim 1 and packaging materials therefor
 44. The kit of claim 43, further comprising a PCR enhancing factor and/or an additive.
 45. A chimeric DNA polymerase wherein said chimeric DNA polymerase has reduced DNA polymerization activity, reduced base analog detection activity, and/or reduced 3′-5′ exonuclease activity.
 46. The chimeric DNA polymerase of claim 45, wherein said chimeric DNA polymerase comprises a thermostable DNA polymerase.
 47. The chimeric DNA polymerase of claim 45, wherein said chimeric DNA polymerase comprises an archael DNA polymerase.
 48. The chimeric DNA polymerase of claim 45, wherein said chimeric DNA polymerase comprises Pfu DNA polymerase.
 49. The chimeric DNA polymerase of claim 47, wherein said chimeric DNA polymerase with reduced DNA polymerization activity comprises a Glycine to Proline substitution at amino acid position 387 (G387P).
 50. The chimeric DNA polymerase of claim 47, wherein the chimeric DNA polymerase with reduced base analog detection activity comprises a mutation at position V93, wherein said mutation is a Valine to Arginine substitution, a Valine to Glutamic acid substitution, a Valine to Lysine substitution, a Valine to Aspartic acid substitution, a Valine to Asparagine substitution or a Valine to Glutamine substitution.
 51. The chimeric DNA polymerase of claim 47, wherein the chimeric DNA polymerase with reduced 3′-5′ exonuclease activity comprises an Aspartate to alanine substitution at amino acid 141 (D141A) and a Glutamic acid to Alanine substitution at amino acid position 143 (D141A/E143A).
 52. The chimeric DNA polymerase with reduced DNA polymerization activity of claim 45, wherein said chimeric DNA polymerase further comprises a mutation at position V93, wherein said mutation is a Valine to Arginine substitution, a Valine to Glutamic acid substitution, a Valine to Lysine substitution, a Valine to Aspartic acid substitution or a Valine to Asparagine substitution that confers a reduced base analog detection activity phenotype to said chimeric DNA polymerase.
 53. The chimeric DNA polymerase with reduced base analog detection activity of claim 45, wherein said chimeric DNA polymerase further comprises a Glycine to Proline substitution at amino acid position 387 (G387P) that confers a reduced DNA polymerization phenotype to said chimeric DNA polymerases.
 54. The chimeric DNA polymerase with reduced base analog detection activity of claim 45, wherein said chimeric DNA polymerase further comprises an Aspartate to alanine substitution at amino acid 141 (D141A) and a Glutamic acid to Alanine substitution at amino acid position 143 (D141A/E143A) that renders said chimeric DNA polymerase 3′-5′ exonuclease deficient.
 55. An isolated polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a chimeric DNA polymerase of any one of claims 45-54.
 56. A method for DNA synthesis comprising: a) providing a blend of two or more DNA polymerases according to claim 1; and contacting said enzyme with a nucleic acid template, wherein said blend permits DNA synthesis.
 57. The method of claim 56, further comprising a PCR enhancing factor and/or an additive.
 58. A method for DNA synthesis comprising: providing a blend of two or more DNA polymerases, according to claim 1; and contacting said blend with a nucleic acid template, wherein said enzyme permits DNA synthesis.
 59. The method of claim 58, further comprising a PCR enhancing factor and/or an additive.
 60. A method for cloning of a DNA synthesis product comprising: a) providing a blend of two or more DNA polymerases, according to claim 1; b) contacting said blend with a nucleic acid template, wherein said blend permits DNA synthesis to generate a synthesized DNA product; and c) inserting said synthesized DNA product into a cloning vector
 61. The method of claim 60, further comprising a PCR enhancing factor and/or an additive.
 62. A method for sequencing DNA comprising the steps of: (a) contacting a template DNA strand with a sequencing DNA primer; (b) contacting said DNA of step (a) with the blend of two or more DNA polymerases according to claim 1 with deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates, and a chain-terminating nucleotide analog; (c) incubating the mixture of step (b) under conditions sufficient to synthesize a random population of DNA molecules complementary to said first DNA molecule, wherein said synthesized DNA molecules are shorter in length than said first DNA molecule and wherein said synthesized DNA molecules comprise a terminator nucleotide at their 5′ termini; and (d) separating said synthesized DNA molecules by size so that at least a part of the nucleotide sequence of said first DNA molecule can be determined.
 63. The method of claim 62, further comprising a PCR enhancing factor and/or an additive.
 64. A method of linear or exponential PCR amplification for site-directed or random mutagenesis comprising the steps of: incubating a reaction mixture comprising a nucleic acid template, at least two PCR primers, and the blend of claim 1 under conditions which permit amplification of said nucleic acid template by said blend to produce a mutated amplified product.
 65. The method of claim 64, further comprising a PCR enhancing factor and/or an additive. 